elv

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Norwegian elv, from Old Norse elfr, from Proto-Germanic *albī.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

elv c (singular definite elven, plural indefinite elve)

  1. river (in the mountains, especially in Scandinavia (outside of Denmark) and in Greenland)

Synonyms[edit]

  • flod (river in general)
  • å (river in Denmark)

Faroese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse elfr, from Proto-Germanic *albī.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

elv f (genitive singular elvar, plural elvir)

  1. (poetic) river

Declension[edit]

Declension of elv
f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative elv elvin elvir elvirnar
accusative elv elvina elvir elvirnar
dative elv elvini elvum elvunum
genitive elvar elvarinnar elva elvanna

Synonyms[edit]

  • (river): á

Hungarian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

elv (plural elvek)

  1. principle

Declension[edit]

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative elv elvek
accusative elvet elveket
dative elvnek elveknek
instrumental elvvel elvekkel
causal-final elvért elvekért
translative elvvé elvekké
terminative elvig elvekig
essive-formal elvként elvekként
essive-modal
inessive elvben elvekben
superessive elven elveken
adessive elvnél elveknél
illative elvbe elvekbe
sublative elvre elvekre
allative elvhez elvekhez
elative elvből elvekből
delative elvről elvekről
ablative elvtől elvektől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
elvé elveké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
elvéi elvekéi
Possessive forms of elv
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. elvem elveim
2nd person sing. elved elveid
3rd person sing. elve elvei
1st person plural elvünk elveink
2nd person plural elvetek elveitek
3rd person plural elvük elveik

Derived terms[edit]

Compound words

Further reading[edit]

  • elv in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • elv in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse elfr, from Proto-Germanic *albī.

Noun[edit]

elv f or m (definite singular elva or elven, indefinite plural elver, definite plural elvene)

  1. a river
    Synonym: (large river) flod
Usage notes[edit]
  • One of the nouns whose feminine form is predominant in formal writing.
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

elv m (definite singular elven, indefinite plural elver, definite plural elvene)

  1. an elf

References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse elfr, from Proto-Germanic *albī.

Noun[edit]

elv f (definite singular elva, indefinite plural elvar or elver, definite plural elvane or elvene)

  1. a river
Declension[edit]
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

elv m (definite singular elven, indefinite plural elvar or elver, definite plural elvane or elvene)

  1. an elf

References[edit]