chryséléphantin
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek χρυσελεφάντινος (khruselephántinos, “gold”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
chryséléphantin (feminine chryséléphantine, masculine plural chryséléphantins, feminine plural chryséléphantines)
- chryselephantine (made of gold and ivory)
- une statue chryséléphantine ― a chryselephantine statue
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “chryséléphantin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.