chryséléphantin
French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek χρυσελεφάντινος (khruselephántinos, “gold”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʁi.ze.le.fɑ̃.tɛ̃/
Adjective
chryséléphantin (feminine chryséléphantine, masculine plural chryséléphantins, feminine plural chryséléphantines)
- chryselephantine (made of gold and ivory)
- une statue chryséléphantine ― a chryselephantine statue
See also
- éléphantin
- or
- ivoire
Further reading
- “chryséléphantin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.