alf

See also: Alf, ALF, älf, and 'alf

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse alfr, from Proto-Germanic *albiz.

Noun

alf c (singular definite alfen, plural indefinite alfer)

1. fairy
2. elf

Declension

Declension of alf

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

Derived terms

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

References

• “alf” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch alf, from Old Dutch *alf, from Proto-Germanic *albiz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós. Doublet with Dutch elf (“elf”), a modern borrowing from English.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑlf/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: alf
• Rhymes: -ɑlf

Noun

alf m (plural alven, diminutive alfje n, feminine alve)

1. a type of folkloristic humanoid or spirit; an elf

Synonyms

• (mythical being): elf

Derived terms

• alvermannetje

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *alf, from Proto-Germanic *albiz.

Noun

alf m

1. elf, evil spirit

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: alf

Further reading

• “alf”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “alf”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *albiz.

Noun

alf m

1. elf

Declension

Declension of alf (masculine a-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	alf	alvos
accusative	alf	alvos
genitive	alves	alvō
dative	alve	alvum
instrumental	—	—

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse alfr, from Proto-Germanic *albiz.

Noun

alf c

1. elf; Alternative spelling of alv

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.

Declension

Declension of alf
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	alf	alfen	alfer	alferna
Genitive	alfs	alfens	alfers	alfernas

Anagrams

• fal

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Vilamovian

Vilamovian cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : alf     Ordinal : alfty

Pronunciation

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Numeral

ȧlf

1. eleven

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West Frisian

Numeral

alf

1. Alternative form of alve