Elfenbein

== Czech == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɛlfɛnbɛɪn] === Proper noun === Elfenbein m anim (female equivalent Elfenbeinová) a male surname from German ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Elfenbein”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech) == German == === Alternative forms === Helfenbein (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle High German elfenbein, from Old High German elfantbein, from Proto-West Germanic *elpandabain. Equivalent to Elefant +‎ Bein. The loss of initial h- in early modern German was due to the influence of Latin elephās. Since the 19th century the word has been remotivated, somewhat meaningfully (with regard to the pure white colour of ivory), as Elfe (“elf”) +‎ Bein (“bone”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛl.fənˌbaɪ̯n/, [ˈʔɛl.fm̩ˌbaɪ̯n], [ˈʔɛl.fən-] Rhymes: -aɪ̯n === Noun === Elfenbein n (strong, genitive Elfenbeines or Elfenbeins, plural Elfenbeine) ivory (material) ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== elfenbeinfarben ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Danish: elfenben → Norwegian Bokmål: elfenben, elfenbein → Norwegian Nynorsk: elfenbein → Swedish: elfenben ==== See also ==== Elefant Bein === Further reading === “Elfenbein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Elfenbein” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Elfenbein” in Duden online Elfenbein on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de