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Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χρυσελεφάντινος (khruselephántinos).
By surface analysis, cris- (“pertaining to gold”) + elefantino (“made of ivory”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kri.ze.le.fanˈti.no/
- Rhymes: -ino
- Hyphenation: cri‧se‧le‧fan‧tì‧no
Adjective
criselefantino (feminine criselefantina, masculine plural criselefantini, feminine plural criselefantine)
- chryselephantine (made of gold and ivory)
Portuguese
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χρυσελεφάντινος (khruselephántinos).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾi.ze.le.fɐ̃ˈt͡ʃĩ.nu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾi.ze.le.fɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.no/
- Hyphenation: cri‧se‧le‧fan‧ti‧no
Adjective
criselefantino (feminine criselefantina, masculine plural criselefantinos, feminine plural criselefantinas)
- chryselephantine (made of gold and ivory)