Elf

See also elf, and ELF

German

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʔɛlf/

Etymology 1

From elf (“eleven”).

Noun

Elf f (genitive Elf, no plural)

1. football team (so called because eleven is the number of players on such a team)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English elf in 18th century literature, from Old English ælf, from Proto-Germanic *albiz.

Noun

Elf m (genitive Elfen, plural Elfen)

1. elf

Synonyms

• Alb (Alp)
• Elb (Elbe)

Derived terms

• Elfe (female form), in the context of Tolkien's work also: Elfin
• elfisch

References

• Marshall Jones Company (1930). Mythology of All Races Series, Volume 2 Eddic, Great Britain: Marshall Jones Company, 1930, pp. 220.