elfenbeinstårn
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Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From elfenbein + -s- + tårn; derived from French tour d’ivoire.
Noun
[edit]elfenbeinstårn n (definite singular elfenbeinstårnet, indefinite plural elfenbeinstårn, definite plural elfenbeinstårna or elfenbeinstårnene)
- (figurative) an ivory tower
References
[edit]- “elfenbeinstårn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From elfenbein + -s- + tårn; derived from French tour d’ivoire.
Noun
[edit]elfenbeinstårn n (definite singular elfenbeinstårnet, indefinite plural elfenbeinstårn, definite plural elfenbeinstårna)
- (figurative) an ivory tower
References
[edit]- “elfenbeinstårn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from French
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- Norwegian Nynorsk terms interfixed with -s-
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- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from French
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
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