filsben

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish fils been, Old Norse fílsbein, a compound of fíll (“elephant”) +‎ bein (“bone”). The first part of the word is borrowed from Arabic فِيل (fīl, “elephant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfiˀlsˌb̥eˀn]

Noun

filsben n (singular definite filsbenet, not used in plural form)

1. (obsolete) ivory

Declension

Declension of filsben

neuter gender	Singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	filsben	filsbenet
genitive	filsbens	filsbenets