elfenben
Danish
Etymology
From German Elfenbein (“ivory”), from Old High German helfantbein (“elephant bone”). Replaced older filsben.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɛlˀfənˌb̥eˀn]
Noun
elfenben n (singular definite elfenbenet, not used in plural form)
- ivory (material)
Declension
| neuter gender |
singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | elfenben | elfenbenet |
| genitive | elfenbens | elfenbenets |
References
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Etymology
Noun
elfenben n (definite singular elfenbenet)
- ivory (material from elephants' tusks)
Derived terms
References
- “elfenben” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
Noun
elfenben n
- (uncountable) ivory; the hard white form of dentine which forms the tusks of elephants, walruses and other animals
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | elfenben | elfenbens |
| definite | elfenbenet | elfenbenets | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
Derived terms
- elfenbensarbete
- elfenbensfärgad
- Elfenbenskusten (“the Ivory Coast”)
- elfenbenspalm
- elfenbenssvärta
- elfenbenstorn
- elfenbensvit