Elfenbein
German (Berlin)
/ˈɛl.fənˌbaɪ̯n/
noun
Definitions
- ivory (material)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German helfenbein inherited from Old High German helfantbein (ivory, elephant bone) compound from German Elefant (elephant) + German Bein (bone, leg), Elfe (elf) + German Bein (bone, leg).
Origin
German (Berlin)
Bein
Gloss
bone, leg
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
骨
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- elephant English
- elf English
- elephantus Latin
- Bein German
- Beinbruch German
- Beinhaus German
- Beinkleid German
- Beinprothese German
- Beinstellen German
- Bienenelfe German
- Brustbein German
- Dickbein German
- Elefant German
- Elefantenhochzeit German
- Elefantenlaus German
- Elefantenrüsselmuschel German
- Elfe German
- Elfenbeinküste German
- Elfenbeinturm German
- Falzbein German
- Hosenbein German
- Jochbein German
- Kreuzbein German
- Küste German
- Langbeinfliege German
- Nasenbein German
- Scheitelbein German
- Schläfenbein German
- Schlüsselbein German
- Sitzbein German
- Steißbein German
- Streichbein German
- Turm German
- Wadenbein German
- Zungenbein German
- beinfarben German
- beinlos German
- dreibeinig German
- einbeinig German
- elefantös German
- elfengleich German
- vierbeinig German
- x-beinig German
- zweibeinig German
- elefante Italian
- Elfenbenskysten Norwegian Bokmål
- elfenbein Norwegian Bokmål
- elfenbeinstårn Norwegian Bokmål
- elfenben Norwegian Bokmål
- elfenbenstårn Norwegian Bokmål
- elfenben Swedish
- Elfenbeinskysten Norwegian Nynorsk
- elfenbein Norwegian Nynorsk
- elfenbeinstårn Norwegian Nynorsk
- bān Old English
- elpend Old English
- elpendban Old English
- elfenben Danish
- elfenbenstårn Danish
- helfantbein Old High German
- bein Middle High German
- helfenbein Middle High German
- Been Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Elefant Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Elf Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Elfebeen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- elefant Lower Sorbian
- Turm
- Elfe
- Bein
- Küste
- beinlos
- Elefant
- Beinhaus
- Jochbein
- x-beinig
- Sitzbein
- Falzbein
- Dickbein
- Brustbein
- elefantös
- Kreuzbein
- Wadenbein
- Steißbein
- Beinkleid
- Beinbruch
- Hosenbein
- einbeinig
- Nasenbein
- zweibeinig
- vierbeinig
- Bienenelfe
- beinfarben
- dreibeinig
- Zungenbein
- Streichbein
- Beinstellen
- elfengleich
- Scheitelbein
- Schläfenbein
- Beinprothese
- Elfenbeinturm
- Schlüsselbein
- Elefantenlaus
- Elfenbeinküste
- Langbeinfliege
- Elefantenhochzeit
- Elefantenrüsselmuschel