elf
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English, from Old English ælf (“incubus, elf”), from Proto-Germanic *albiz.
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Noun [edit]
elf (plural elves)
- (Norse mythology) A luminous spirit presiding over nature and fertility and dwelling in the world of Álfheim (Elfland). Compare angel, nymph, fairy
- Any from a race of mythical, supernatural beings resembling but seen as distinct from human beings. Usually skilled in magic or spellcrafting; sometimes depicted as clashing with dwarves, especially in modern fantasy literature.
- (fantasy) Any of the magical, typically forest-guarding races bearing some similarities to the Norse álfar (through Tolkien's Eldar)
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References [edit]
- Marshall Jones Company (1930). Mythology of All Races Series, Volume 2 Eddic, Great Britain: Marshall Jones Company, 1930, pp. 220-221.
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Afrikaans [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Dutch elf, from Middle Dutch ellef, elf, from Old Dutch *ellef, from Proto-Germanic *ainalif.
Numeral [edit]
elf
- (cardinal) eleven
Catalan [edit]
Noun [edit]
elf m (plural elfs)
Czech [edit]
Noun [edit]
elf m
- An elf.
Dutch [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Middle Dutch ellef, elf, from Old Dutch *ellef, from Proto-Germanic *ainalif, a compound of *ainaz and *lif-. Compare German elf, West Frisian alve, English eleven, Danish elleve.
Numeral [edit]
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elf
- (cardinal) eleven
Noun [edit]
elf m, f (plural elven, diminutive elfje)
- The number eleven, or a representation thereof.
Etymology 2 [edit]
Borrowed from German Elf, borrowed from English elf, from Old English ælf, from Proto-Germanic *albiz. Displaced native alf, from the same Germanic source.
Noun [edit]
elf m, f (plural elfen, diminutive elfje)
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German [edit]
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- See also Elf
Etymology [edit]
From Old High German einlif, from Proto-Germanic *ainalif, a compound of *ainaz and *lif-. Compare Dutch elf, West Frisian alve, English eleven, Danish elleve.
Pronunciation [edit]
Numeral [edit]
elf
- (cardinal) eleven
Maltese [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Arabic أَلْف ('alf).
Numeral [edit]
elf m and f (pl elef)
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Polish [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
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Noun [edit]
elf m (plural elfy)
- elf, mythical or fantasy creature
Usage notes [edit]
The plural for the Tolkien creatures is usually elfowie.
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Norse mythology
- en:Fantasy
- English nouns with irregular plurals
- en:Mythological creatures
- Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Old Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- af:Cardinal numbers
- Catalan nouns
- Czech masculine nouns
- Czech nouns
- Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Dutch numerals
- nl:Cardinal numbers
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch terms derived from German
- Dutch terms derived from English
- Dutch terms derived from Old English
- nl:Eleven
- nl:One
- German terms derived from Old High German
- German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- German numerals
- de:Cardinal numbers
- Maltese terms derived from Arabic
- Maltese numerals
- mt:Cardinal numbers
- Polish nouns
- Polish masculine nouns
- pl:Mythological creatures