φίλντισι

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish فیل دیشی (fildişi, literally “elephant tooth”).

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

Noun

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

  1. (colloquial) ivory

Declension
declension of φίλντισι
singular plural
nominative φίλντισι • (φίλντισια •)
genitive φιλντισιού • (φιλντισιών •)
accusative φίλντισι • (φίλντισια •)
vocative φίλντισι • (φίλντισια •)
Plural forms are rare, colloquial.

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • φιλντισένιος (filntisénios)

Further reading
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