alf

See also Alf, ALF, and älf

Danish

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Etymology

From Old Norse alfr, from Proto-Germanic *albiz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós.

Noun

alf c (singular definite alfen, plural indefinite alfer)

1. fairy
2. elf

Derived terms

• alfedans c
• alfedronning c
• alfelet
• alfepige c
• lysalf c
• svartalf c

Inflection

    Inflection of alf

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	alf	alfen	alfer	alferne
genitive	alfs	alfens	alfers	alfernes

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Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *albiz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós.

Noun

alf m

1. elf

Declension

Declension of alf

	Singular	Plural
nominative	alf	alvōs
accusative	alf	alvōs
genitive	alves	alvō
dative	alve	alvum

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse alfr, from Proto-Germanic *albiz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós.

Noun

alf c

1. an elf; Alternative spelling of alv.

Declension

Declension of alf

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	alf	alfen	alfer	alferna
genitive	alfs	alfens	alfers	alfernas

Usage notes

• The word alf (alfven, alfver) turned into alv (alven, alver) in the 1906 spelling reform. Somehow, the old form also lives on, but now with different inflected forms.

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West Frisian

Numeral

alf

1. eleven