WotD: ivory

[muckefuck]

1. elfenbeinfarben
2. ivoorwit
3. de color marfil
4. de color vori
5. ivoire
6. ifori
7. ar dhath an eabhair
8. 상아색의 (象牙色의)
9. 象牙色 xiàngyásè

Comments

[itchwoot.livejournal.com]

Wouldn't elfenbeinfarben be ivory-colored?

[muckefuck.livejournal.com]

In some contexts, possibly, but one generally says, "ivory paint", "ivory paper", "ivory skin", etc. without any need to specify that only the colour is intended. I don't believe the same is possible with elfenbein, but do correct me if I'm wrong.

[itchwoot.livejournal.com]

"Elfenbeinfarbene Farbe" sounds pretty stupid, but it's apparently in use, so you're probably right. Although Elfenbeinpapier exists... I don't know whether it's the same as ivory paper.

Nobody talks about ivory itself nowadays, eh?

[muckefuck.livejournal.com]

Nur wenn es Erbstück ist!