adj
Meaning 1
Made of gold and ivory.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
chryselephantine
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Pronunciation
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/kɹɪsɛlɪˈfæntɪn/
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History
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χρυσελεφάντινος (khruselephántinos), from χρυσός (khrusós, “gold”) + ἐλεφάντινος (elephántinos, “of ivory”).
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: criselefantí — made of gold and ivory
- Finnish: kullasta ja norsunluusta tehty — made of gold and ivory
- French: chryséléphantin — made of gold and ivory
- German: chryselephantin — made of gold and ivory
- Greek: χρυσελεφάντινος (chryselefántinos) — made of gold and ivory
- Ancient Greek: χρυσελεφάντινος (khruselephántinos) — made of gold and ivory
- Italian: criselefantino — made of gold and ivory
- Polish: but see zrobiony ze złota i kości słoniowej — made of gold and ivory
- Portuguese: criselefantino — made of gold and ivory
- Russian: хрисоэлефанти́нный (xrisoelefantínnyj) — made of gold and ivory
- Spanish: criselefantino — made of gold and ivory