elfenbenstårn
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Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From elfenben (“ivory”) + -s- + tårn (“tower”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]elfenbenstårn n (singular definite elfenbenstårnet, plural indefinite elfenbenstårne)
Inflection
[edit]Declension of elfenbenstårn
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | elfenbenstårn | elfenbenstårnet | elfenbenstårne | elfenbenstårnene |
genitive | elfenbenstårns | elfenbenstårnets | elfenbenstårnes | elfenbenstårnenes |
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From elfenben + -s- + tårn; derived from French tour d’ivoire.
Noun
[edit]elfenbenstårn n (definite singular elfenbenstårnet, indefinite plural elfenbenstårn, definite plural elfenbenstårna or elfenbenstårnene)
- (figurative) an ivory tower
References
[edit]- “elfenbenstårn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
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- Danish terms interfixed with -s-
- Danish compound terms
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- Rhymes:Danish/ɒːn
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- Danish neuter nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål terms interfixed with -s-
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- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from French
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- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål neuter nouns