marfil

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

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَظْم اَلْفِيل (ʕaẓm al-fīl, “elephant-bone”), from عَظْم (ʕaẓm, “bone”) + فِيل (fīl, “elephant”).

Pronunciation

Noun

marfil m (plural marfils)

  1. ivory
    Synonyms: ivori, vori

Further reading

Galician

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maɾˈfil/
  • Rhymes: -il
  • Hyphenation: mar‧fil

Noun

marfil m (plural marfiles)

  1. ivory
    Synonym: almafí

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish almalfil, from Arabic عَظْم اَلْفِيل (ʕaẓm al-fīl, literally “elephant bone”) via Andalusian Arabic.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maɾˈfil/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -il
  • Syllabification: mar‧fil

Noun

marfil m (plural marfiles)

  1. ivory

Derived terms

  • alfil (“chess bishop”)

References

  1. ^ Coromines, Joan (1961) “marfil”, in Breve diccionario etimológico de la lengua castellana [Brief etymological dictionary of the Spanish language] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 382

Further reading

Anagrams

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia