| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Hyphenation | oli·fant |
| Plural | olifante |
| Diminutive | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Plural |
| olifantjie | olifantjies |
| Albanian | elefant |
|---|---|
| Catalan | elefant |
| Czech | slon |
| Danish | elefant |
| Dutch | olifant; dikhuid |
| English | elephant |
| Esperanto | elefanto |
| Faeroese | fílur |
| Finnish | norsu |
| French | éléphant |
| German | Elefant |
| Greek | ελέφαντας |
| Hungarian | elefánt |
| Icelandic | fíll |
| Italian | elefante |
| Jamaican Patois | elifant |
| Kabylian | ilu |
| Latin | barrus; elephantus |
| Malay | gajah |
| Norwegian | elefant |
| Papiamento | elefante; olefante; olifant |
| Polish | słoń |
| Portuguese | elefante |
| Russian | слон |
| Saterland Frisian | Elefant |
| Spanish | elefante |
| Sranan | asaw |
| Swahili | ndovu; tembo |
| Swedish | elefant |
| Thai | ช้าง |
| Turkish | fil |
| Welsh | cawrfil; eliffant |
| West Frisian | oaljefant |