elfenbeinstårn

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Etymology

From elfenbein +‎ -s- +‎ tårn; derived from French tour d'ivoire.

Noun

elfenbeinstårn n (definite singular elfenbeinstårnet, indefinite plural elfenbeinstårn, definite plural elfenbeinstårna or elfenbeinstårnene)

  1. (figurative) an ivory tower

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From elfenbein +‎ -s- +‎ tårn; derived from French tour d'ivoire.

Noun

elfenbeinstårn n (definite singular elfenbeinstårnet, indefinite plural elfenbeinstårn, definite plural elfenbeinstårna)

  1. (figurative) an ivory tower

References

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