elfenben

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word elfenben. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word elfenben, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say elfenben in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word elfenben you have here. The definition of the word elfenben will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofelfenben, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Danish

Danish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia da
elfenben

Etymology

From German Elfenbein (ivory), from Old High German helfantbein (elephant bone). Replaced older filsben.

Pronunciation

Noun

elfenben n (singular definite elfenbenet, not used in plural form)

  1. ivory (material)

Declension

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Alternative forms

Etymology

From German Elfenbein.

Noun

elfenben n (definite singular elfenbenet)

  1. ivory (material from elephants' tusks)

Derived terms

References

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

Etymology

From German Elfenbein.

Noun

elfenben n

  1. (uncountable) ivory; the hard white form of dentine which forms the tusks of elephants, walruses and other animals

Declension

Derived terms

References