Elfebeen

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German Elfenbein, from Middle High German helfenbein, from Old High German helfantbein. Equivalent to Elefant (“elephant”) +‎ Been (“bone”). Superficially also analysable as Elf (“elf”) +‎ Been (“bone”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈælfeˌbeːn/, [ˈælfəˌbeːn]

Noun

Elfebeen n (plural Elfebeen)

  1. ivory
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