Polyglot Dictionary

Elfenbein

/ˈɛlfn̩ˌbaɪ̯n/

das noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. ivory

    Built from Elfe (elf) + Bein (bone).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Elfe elf
  • Bein bone

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

marfil

marfil is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "ivory."

French

ivoire

ivoire is the French word for the same thing — both mean "ivory."

Practice

1 What does Elfenbein mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Schmuck ist aus ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Elfenbein?

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