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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/elpandabain
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *elpand (“elephant; ivory”) + *bain (“bone”).
Noun
*elpandabain n
- ivory
- Synonym: *elpand
Inflection
Neuter a-stem | ||
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Singular | ||
Nominative | *elpandabain | |
Genitive | *elpandabainas | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *elpandabain | *elpandabainu |
Accusative | *elpandabain | *elpandabainu |
Genitive | *elpandabainas | *elpandabainō |
Dative | *elpandabainē | *elpandabainum |
Instrumental | *elpandabainu | *elpandabainum |
Descendants
- Old English: elpenbān
- Old Dutch: elpantbēn
- Middle Dutch: elpenbeen
- Dutch: elpenbeen
- Middle Dutch: elpenbeen
- Old High German: helfantbein, helfantbein, helfanbein
- Middle High German: helfenbein
- German: Elfenbein
- → Danish: elfenben
- → Norwegian Bokmål: elfenben, elfenbein
- → Norwegian Nynorsk: elfenbein
- → Swedish: elfenben
- German: Elfenbein
- Middle High German: helfenbein