Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch elpenbenen, from Old Dutch elpantbēnin, from Proto-West Germanic *elpandabainīn, equivalent to elpenbeen +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɛl.pə(n)ˌbeː.nə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: el‧pen‧be‧nen

Adjective

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elpenbenen (not comparable)

  1. (dated) ivory
    Synonym: ivoren

Inflection

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Declension of elpenbenen
uninflected elpenbenen
inflected elpenbenen
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial
indefinite m./f. sing. elpenbenen
n. sing. elpenbenen
plural elpenbenen
definite elpenbenen
partitive