criselefantino

Italian

Alternative forms

• crisoelefantino

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)

1. chryselephantine (made of gold and ivory)

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χρυσελεφάντινος (khruselephántinos).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɾi.ze.le.fɐ̃ˈt͡ʃĩ.nu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɾi.ze.le.fɐ̃ˈt͡ʃĩ.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɾi.ze.le.fɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.no/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɾi.zɨ.lɨ.fɐ̃ˈti.nu/

• Hyphenation: cri‧se‧le‧fan‧ti‧no

Adjective

criselefantino (feminine criselefantina, masculine plural criselefantinos, feminine plural criselefantinas)

1. chryselephantine (made of gold and ivory)

Further reading

• “criselefantino”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “criselefantino”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026