elfenben

Danish

elfenben

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛlˀfənˌb̥eˀn]

Noun

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

1. ivory (material)

Declension

Declension of elfenben

neuter gender	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	elfenben	elfenbenet
genitive	elfenbens	elfenbenets

References

• “elfenben” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• elfenbein

Etymology

From German Elfenbein.

Noun

elfenben n (definite singular elfenbenet)

1. ivory (material from elephants' tusks)

Derived terms

• Elfenbenskysten
• elfenbenstårn

References

• “elfenben” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Swedish

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

Declension of elfenben

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	elfenben	elfenbens
	definite	elfenbenet	elfenbenets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Derived terms

• elfenbensarbete
• elfenbensfärgad
• Elfenbenskusten (“the Ivory Coast”)
• elfenbenspalm
• elfenbenssvärta
• elfenbenstorn
• elfenbensvit

References

• “elfenben”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “elfenben”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “elfenben”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)