# eland
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans eland, from Dutch eland (“elk”), from Middle Dutch elant, from obsolete early modern German elend, from Middle High German elen, see German Elen for more. Doublet of elk.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈiːlənd/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -iːlənd

### Noun

eland (plural eland or elands)
* A genus of large South African antelope (Taurotragus), valued both for its hide and flesh. [from late 18th c.]
** 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:As a matter of fact, however, I had never seen an eland in a wild state before.
** 1966, Bruce Brown, director, The Endless Summer:You almost forget you're in Africa. But suddenly you remember when a big eland goes trudging off from beside the road.

#### Synonyms

* Oreas (obsolete); Oreas canna (obsolete)

#### Translations
### References

* ↑ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press

### Further reading

* Common eland on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Giant eland on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Category:Taurotragus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
* Taurotragus oryx on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
* Taurotragus derbianus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

### Anagrams

* laden, laned, naled, Nelda, Andel, lean'd, lande, Nadel, Dalen, Alden

## Afrikaans
### Etymology

From Dutch eland (“elk, moose; eland”), from Middle Dutch elant (“elk, moose”), from obsolete German elen, elend, from Middle High German elen, from Old High German elent.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɪə̯.lant/

### Noun

eland (plural elande)
* common eland, eland antilope, Taurotragus oryx

#### Descendants

* → English: eland

## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans eland or South African Dutch, from Dutch eland (“elk”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [əˈlan]
* IPA: (Balearic) [əˈlant]
* IPA: (Valencia) [eˈlant]

### Noun

eland m (plural elands)
* eland
    Synonyms: antílop africà, antílop del sud

## Cebuano
### Etymology

From English eland, from Dutch eland, from obsolete German elen, elend, from Old Lithuanian ellenis.

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: e‧land

### Noun

eland
* eland (a large South African antelope of the genus Taurotragus)

## Danish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans eland, from Dutch eland.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈeːlan]

### Noun

eland c (singular definite elanden, plural indefinite elander)
* common eland, Taurotragus oryx
    Synonym: elsdyrantilope

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “eland” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Etymology

From Middle Dutch elant, from obsolete German elen, elend, from Middle High German elen, from Old Lithuanian ellenis.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈeːlɑnt/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: eland

### Noun

eland m (plural elanden, diminutive elandje n)
* elk, moose, Alces alces [from 16th c.]
* (archaic, chiefly South Africa) common eland, eland antilope, Taurotragus oryx [mid-17th–early 20th c.]

#### Derived terms

* elandantilope

#### Descendants

* Afrikaans: eland
** → English: eland

### References

* ↑ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press

### Anagrams

* dalen, laden, lande

## Spanish
### Noun

eland m (plural elands)
* eland