Elfenbeinturm
German, noun/ˈɛlfn̩baɪ̯nˌtʊʁm/
Elfenbeinturm is spelled E-L-F-E-N-B-E-I-N-T-U-R-M (13 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 72,255th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Elfenbeinturm is a German masculine noun meaning “ivory tower” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Ort der Abgeschiedenheit und Unberührtheit von der Welt; insbesondere abfällig über Akademiker, die jeden…”.
What does Elfenbeinturm mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineivory tower
Wissenschaftlern wird oft unterstellt, sie säßen nur in ihrem Elfenbeinturm und nähmen nichts sonst wahr.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ort der Abgeschiedenheit und Unberührtheit von der Welt; insbesondere abfällig über Akademiker, die jeden Bezug zur Praxis verloren haben
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Elfenbeinturm
- Elfenbeinturmes genitive
- Elfenbeinturms genitive
- Elfenbeintürme plural
- Elfenbeinturme dative singular
- Elfenbeintürmen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Elfenbeinturm?
- /ˈɛlfn̩baɪ̯nˌtʊʁm/
- [ˈɛlfn̩baɪ̯nˌtʊʁm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Elfenbeinturm in German?
Elfenbeinturm appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).