φίλντισι

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish فیل دیشی (fildişi, literally elephant tooth), composed of the elements فیل (fil, elephant) + دیش (diş, tooth) + ـی (-i).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfil.di.si/
  • Hyphenation: φίλ‧ντι‧σι

Noun

φίλντισι (fílntisi) n (regularly only in the singular)

  1. (colloquial) ivory

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Synonyms

Derived terms

  • φιλντισένιος (filntisénios)

Further reading

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