alv
Faroese
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
alv n (genitive singular alvs, uncountable)
Declension
Declension of alv (singular only) | ||
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n3s | singular | |
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | alv | alvið |
accusative | alv | alvið |
dative | alvi | alvinum |
genitive | alvs | alvsins |
Synonyms
Finnish
Noun
alv
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse alfr, from Proto-Germanic *albiz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós.
Pronunciation
Noun
alv m (definite singular alven, indefinite plural alver, definite plural alvene)
- an elf (mythical being)
References
“alv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse alfr, from Proto-Germanic *albiz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós.
Noun
alv m (definite singular alven, indefinite plural alvar, definite plural alvane)
- an elf (mythical being)
- 1867, Christopher Janson, "Alven min":
- Eg tenkte dat so mang ein Gong: "aa han, som var so sæl, at faa ein Alv med Laatt og Song, i Stova berr' eit Bil […]
- I thought so many a time: "oh he, who was so blessed, to have an elf with mirth and song, in his house just for a while […]
- Eg tenkte dat so mang ein Gong: "aa han, som var so sæl, at faa ein Alv med Laatt og Song, i Stova berr' eit Bil […]
- 1867, Christopher Janson, "Alven min":
References
“alv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romansch
Alternative forms
- (Vallader) alb
Etymology
Adjective
alv m (feminine singular alva, masculine plural alvs, feminine plural alvas)
Antonyms
Spanish
Phrase
alv
- Initialism of a la verga.
Swedish
Alternative forms
- alf (officially obsolete since 1906, but still used)
Etymology
From Old Norse alfr, from Proto-Germanic *albiz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós.
Noun
alv c
Declension
Declension of alv | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | alv | alven | alver | alverna |
Genitive | alvs | alvens | alvers | alvernas |
Related terms
- (mythological being): älva
Compounds
- soil
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