filsben

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish fils been, Old Norse fílsbein, a compound of fíll (“elephant”) +‎ bein (“bone”). The first part of the word is borrowed from Arabic فِيل (fīl, “elephant”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfiˀlsˌb̥eˀn]

Noun

filsben n (singular definite filsbenet, not used in plural form)

  1. (obsolete) ivory

Declension

Declension of filsben
neuter
gender 		singular
indefinite definite
nominative filsben filsbenet
genitive filsbens filsbenets
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