"Elfenbein" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛl.fənˌbaɪ̯n/, [ˈʔɛl.fm̩ˌbaɪ̯n], [ˈʔɛl.fən-] Audio: De-Elfenbein.ogg
Rhymes: -aɪ̯n 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|elfenbein}} Middle High German elfenbein, {{inh|de|goh|elfantbein}} Old High German elfantbein, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*elpandabain}} Proto-West Germanic *elpandabain, {{af|de|Elefant|Bein}} Elefant + Bein, {{cog|la|elephās}} Latin elephās, {{compound|de|Elfe|Bein|t1=elf|t2=bone}} Elfe (“elf”) + Bein (“bone”) Head templates: {{de-noun|n,(e)s}} Elfenbein n (strong, genitive Elfenbeines or Elfenbeins, plural Elfenbeine) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,(e)s}} Forms: Elfenbeines [genitive], Elfenbeins [genitive], Elfenbeine [plural], strong [table-tags], Elfenbein [nominative, singular], Elfenbeine [definite, nominative, plural], Elfenbeines [genitive, singular], Elfenbeins [genitive, singular], Elfenbeine [definite, genitive, plural], Elfenbein [dative, singular], Elfenbeine [dative, singular], Elfenbeinen [dative, definite, plural], Elfenbein [accusative, singular], Elfenbeine [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. ivory (material) Tags: neuter, strong Synonyms: Helfenbein [obsolete] Related terms: Elefant, Bein
    Sense id: en-Elfenbein-de-noun-tYH-vLkk Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Derived forms: Elefanten-Elfenbein, Elefantenelfenbein, Elfenbein-Antiquität, Elfenbein-Applikation, Elfenbein-Behälter, Elfenbein-Ersatzstoff, Elfenbein-Exporteur, Elfenbein-Flechtenbär, Elfenbein-Flechtenbärchen, Elfenbein-Gegenstand, Elfenbein-Handelsverbot, Elfenbein-Importeur, Elfenbein-Kästchen, Elfenbein-Kleinkunst, Elfenbein-Künstler, Elfenbein-Künstlerin, Elfenbein-Manier, Elfenbein-Mannstreu, Elfenbein-Schachfigur, Elfenbein-Schmuckkasten, Elfenbein-Situla, Elfenbein-Täubling, elfenbeinadäquat, Elfenbeinapplikation, Elfenbeinarbeit, elfenbeinartig, Elfenbeinbearbeitung, Elfenbeinbehälter, Elfenbeinbestand, Elfenbeinbestände, Elfenbeindistel, Elfenbeindose, elfenbeinern, Elfenbeinersatzstoff, Elfenbeinexporteur, Elfenbeinfächer, Elfenbeinfarbe, elfenbeinfarben, elfenbeinfarbig, Elfenbeinfigur, Elfenbeinfigurine, Elfenbeinfries, Elfenbeingegenstand, Elfenbeingeschäft, Elfenbeingriff, Elfenbeinhandel, Elfenbeinhändler, Elfenbeinhändlerin, Elfenbeinimporteur, Elfenbeinkamm, Elfenbeinkarton, Elfenbeinkästchen, Elfenbeinkegel, Elfenbeinkleinkunst, Elfenbeinknauf, Elfenbeinkugel, Elfenbeinkunst, Elfenbeinkünstler, Elfenbeinkünstlerin, Elfenbeinküste, Elfenbeinküstler, Elfenbeinküstlerin, Elfenbeinlamelle, Elfenbeinmanier, Elfenbeinmaske, Elfenbeinmotiv, Elfenbeinmotive, Elfenbeinmöwe, Elfenbeinmuseum, Elfenbeinnuß, Elfenbeinnuss, Elfenbeinpalme, Elfenbeinpapier, Elfenbeinplakette, Elfenbeinplastik, Elfenbeinplättchen, Elfenbeinprisma, Elfenbeinprisma von Ninive, Elfenbeinprodukt, Elfenbeinrelief, Elfenbeinsammlung, Elfenbeinschachfigur, Elfenbeinschmuck, Elfenbeinschnalle, Elfenbeinschnecke, Elfenbeinschnitz-Tradition, Elfenbeinschnitzer, Elfenbeinschnitzerei, Elfenbeinschnitzerin, Elfenbeinschwarz, Elfenbeinsittich, Elfenbeinsitula, Elfenbeinskulptur, Elfenbeinspecht, Elfenbeinstatuette, Elfenbeintafel, Elfenbeintäfelchen, Elfenbeintäubling, Elfenbeintradition, Elfenbeinturm, Elfenbeinvase, Elfenbeinverarbeitung, Elfenbeinverkleidung, elfenbeinweiß, Elfenbeinzahn, Flußpferd-Elfenbein, Flusspferd-Elfenbein, Flußpferdelfenbein, Flusspferdelfenbein, Gold-Elfenbein-Skulptur, Gold-Elfenbein-Technik, Hellelfenbein, Mammut-Elfenbein, Mammutelfenbein, Nilpferd-Elfenbein, Nilpferdelfenbein, schwarzes Elfenbein, Walross-Elfenbein, Walrosselfenbein

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          "word": "Elfenbein-Ersatzstoff"
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        {
          "word": "Elfenbein-Exporteur"
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          "word": "Elfenbein-Flechtenbär"
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          "word": "Elfenbein-Flechtenbärchen"
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          "word": "Elfenbein-Importeur"
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          "word": "Elfenbein-Mannstreu"
        },
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          "word": "Elfenbein-Schachfigur"
        },
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          "word": "Elfenbein-Schmuckkasten"
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          "word": "Elfenbein-Situla"
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          "word": "Elfenbein-Täubling"
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          "word": "Elfenbeinapplikation"
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          "word": "Elfenbeindose"
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          "word": "Elfenbeinersatzstoff"
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        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinexporteur"
        },
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          "word": "Elfenbeinfächer"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinfarbe"
        },
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          "word": "elfenbeinfarben"
        },
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          "word": "elfenbeinfarbig"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinfigur"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinfigurine"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinfries"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeingegenstand"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeingeschäft"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeingriff"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinhandel"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinhändler"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinhändlerin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinimporteur"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinkamm"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinkarton"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinkästchen"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinkegel"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinkleinkunst"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinknauf"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinkugel"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinkunst"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinkünstler"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinkünstlerin"
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        {
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        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinküstler"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinküstlerin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinlamelle"
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          "word": "Elfenbeinmanier"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinmaske"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinmotiv"
        },
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          "word": "Elfenbeinmotive"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinmöwe"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinmuseum"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinnuß"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinnuss"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinpalme"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinpapier"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinplakette"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinplastik"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinplättchen"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinprisma"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinprisma von Ninive"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinprodukt"
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        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinrelief"
        },
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          "word": "Elfenbeinsammlung"
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          "word": "Elfenbeinschachfigur"
        },
        {
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        },
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          "word": "Elfenbeinschnalle"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinschnecke"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinschnitz-Tradition"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinschnitzer"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinschnitzerei"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinschnitzerin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinschwarz"
        },
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          "word": "Elfenbeinsittich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinsitula"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinskulptur"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinspecht"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinstatuette"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeintafel"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeintäfelchen"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeintäubling"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeintradition"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinturm"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinvase"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinverarbeitung"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinverkleidung"
        },
        {
          "word": "elfenbeinweiß"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elfenbeinzahn"
        },
        {
          "word": "Flußpferd-Elfenbein"
        },
        {
          "word": "Flusspferd-Elfenbein"
        },
        {
          "word": "Flußpferdelfenbein"
        },
        {
          "word": "Flusspferdelfenbein"
        },
        {
          "word": "Gold-Elfenbein-Skulptur"
        },
        {
          "word": "Gold-Elfenbein-Technik"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hellelfenbein"
        },
        {
          "word": "Mammut-Elfenbein"
        },
        {
          "word": "Mammutelfenbein"
        },
        {
          "word": "Nilpferd-Elfenbein"
        },
        {
          "word": "Nilpferdelfenbein"
        },
        {
          "word": "schwarzes Elfenbein"
        },
        {
          "word": "Walross-Elfenbein"
        },
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          "word": "Walrosselfenbein"
        }
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          "word": "Bein"
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    {
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    {
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    {
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    {
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    {
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    {
      "word": "Elfenbeindistel"
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    {
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    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinexporteur"
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    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinfächer"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinfarbe"
    },
    {
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    },
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      "word": "elfenbeinfarbig"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinfigur"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinfigurine"
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    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinfries"
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    {
      "word": "Elfenbeingegenstand"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeingeschäft"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeingriff"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinhandel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinhändler"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinhändlerin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinimporteur"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinkamm"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinkarton"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinkästchen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinkegel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinkleinkunst"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinknauf"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinkugel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinkunst"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinkünstler"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinkünstlerin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinküste"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinküstler"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinküstlerin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinlamelle"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinmanier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinmaske"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinmotiv"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinmotive"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinmöwe"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinmuseum"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinnuß"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinnuss"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinpalme"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinpapier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinplakette"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinplastik"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinplättchen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinprisma"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinprisma von Ninive"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinprodukt"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinrelief"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinsammlung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinschachfigur"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinschmuck"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinschnalle"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinschnecke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinschnitz-Tradition"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinschnitzer"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinschnitzerei"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinschnitzerin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinschwarz"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinsittich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinsitula"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinskulptur"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinspecht"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinstatuette"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeintafel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeintäfelchen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeintäubling"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeintradition"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinturm"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinvase"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinverarbeitung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinverkleidung"
    },
    {
      "word": "elfenbeinweiß"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elfenbeinzahn"
    },
    {
      "word": "Flußpferd-Elfenbein"
    },
    {
      "word": "Flusspferd-Elfenbein"
    },
    {
      "word": "Flußpferdelfenbein"
    },
    {
      "word": "Flusspferdelfenbein"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gold-Elfenbein-Skulptur"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gold-Elfenbein-Technik"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hellelfenbein"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mammut-Elfenbein"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mammutelfenbein"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nilpferd-Elfenbein"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nilpferdelfenbein"
    },
    {
      "word": "schwarzes Elfenbein"
    },
    {
      "word": "Walross-Elfenbein"
    },
    {
      "word": "Walrosselfenbein"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "da",
            "2": "elfenben",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Danish: elfenben",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Danish: elfenben"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nb",
            "2": "elfenben",
            "3": "elfenbein",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: elfenben, elfenbein",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: elfenben, elfenbein"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nn",
            "2": "elfenbein",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Norwegian Nynorsk: elfenbein",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Norwegian Nynorsk: elfenbein"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "elfenben",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Swedish: elfenben",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Swedish: elfenben"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "elfenbein"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German elfenbein",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "elfantbein"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German elfantbein",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*elpandabain"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *elpandabain",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Elefant",
        "3": "Bein"
      },
      "expansion": "Elefant + Bein",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "elephās"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin elephās",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Elfe",
        "3": "Bein",
        "t1": "elf",
        "t2": "bone"
      },
      "expansion": "Elfe (“elf”) + Bein (“bone”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Elfenbeines",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Elfenbeins",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Elfenbeine",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Elfenbein",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Elfenbeine",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Elfenbeines",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Elfenbeins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Elfenbeine",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Elfenbein",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Elfenbeine",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Elfenbeinen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Elfenbein",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Elfenbeine",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,(e)s"
      },
      "expansion": "Elfenbein n (strong, genitive Elfenbeines or Elfenbeins, plural Elfenbeine)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,(e)s"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Elefant"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bein"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German 3-syllable words",
        "German compound terms",
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German lemmas",
        "German neuter nouns",
        "German nouns",
        "German terms derived from Middle High German",
        "German terms derived from Old High German",
        "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
        "German terms inherited from Old High German",
        "German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "German terms with audio links",
        "Rhymes:German/aɪ̯n"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ivory (material)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ivory",
          "ivory"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛl.fənˌbaɪ̯n/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔɛl.fm̩ˌbaɪ̯n]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔɛl.fən-]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪ̯n"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Elfenbein.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/1d/De-Elfenbein.ogg/De-Elfenbein.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/De-Elfenbein.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "Helfenbein"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Elfenbein"
}

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