elfenben
Danish
Etymology
From German Elfenbein (“ivory”), from Old High German helfantbein (“elephant bone”). Replaced older filsben.
Pronunciation
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Noun
elfenben n (singular definite elfenbenet, not used in plural form)
- ivory (material)
Declension
Declension of elfenben
| neuter gender |
Singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | elfenben | elfenbenet |
| genitive | elfenbens | elfenbenets |
References
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Etymology
Noun
elfenben n (definite singular elfenbenet)
- ivory (material from elephants' tusks)
Derived terms
References
- “elfenben” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
Noun
elfenben n
- (uncountable) ivory; the hard white form of dentine which forms the tusks of elephants, walruses and other animals
Declension
| Declension of elfenben | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | elfenben | elfenbenet | — | — |
| Genitive | elfenbens | elfenbenets | — | — |
Related terms
References
Categories:
- Danish terms borrowed from German
- Danish terms derived from German
- Danish terms derived from Old High German
- Danish lemmas
- Danish nouns
- Danish neuter nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål terms borrowed from German
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from German
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål neuter nouns
- Swedish terms borrowed from German
- Swedish terms derived from German
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish neuter nouns
- Swedish uncountable nouns
- sv:Elephants