ivoor

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ivore, ivorie, from Old French ivorie, from Latin eboreus, from ebur (“ivory”), from Demotic yb (“ivory, Elephantine”), from Egyptian ꜣbw (“elephant, ivory, Elephantine”).

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Noun

ivoor n (plural ivoren, diminutive ivoortje n)

  1. ivory, a hard natural material from elephant tusks and some other mammals' teeth
    Synonyms: elp, elpenbeen
    De handel in ivoor is gestoeld op het afslachten van olifanten. ― The ivory trade is based on the slaughtering of elephants.
  2. an ivory artifact
    De ivoren uit dit tijdvak zijn van hoge kwaliteit. ― The ivories from this period are of a high quality.
  3. the color of ivory

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Papiamentu: ivor, ivoor

References

  • van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “ivoor”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
  • M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]
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