Ivory

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related words 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 See also 1.5 Adjective 1.5.1 Translations 1.6 Proper Noun

English

Etymology

Middle English ivorie , from Old French ivoire , ivuire , yvoire , from Latin eboreus "made of ivory", from ebur "ivory", ultimately from Egyptian (ɜbw) "ivory".

Pronunciation

	IPA	SAMPA
GenAm	/ˈaɪv(ə)ri/	/"aIv(@)ri/

• Hyphenation: i·vo·ry

Noun

ivory

1. a hard white form of dentine which forms the tusks of elephants, walruses and other animals.
2. a creamy white colour, the colour of ivory. See Appendix:Colours

Related words

• Ivory Coast
• ivory tower

Translations

• Breton: olifant m, ivor m (1)

  ivoor n (1,2), ivoorkleur (2) f

• Finnish: norsunluu (1)

  Elfenbein n (1)

• Indonesian: gading
• Interlingua: ebore

  象牙 (ぞうげ, zōge)

  ebur

  kość słoniowa (1)

  marfim m

  marfil m

  elfenben

• Volapük: vior
• Malay: gading

See also

• scrimshaw
• Ivory — Wikipedia

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Malay: gading

Adjective

ivory

1. made of ivory
2. having the colour of ivory.

Translations

• Dutch: ivoor , ivoorkleurig
• Interlingua: eboree
• Portuguese: ebóreo m, ebórea f, ebúrneo m, ebúrnea f, de marfim
• Spanish: de marfil
• volapük: viorik

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Proper Noun

1. Ivory Soap manufactured by Procter & Gamble.