elsa

See also: Elsa

Italian

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *heltą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈel.sa/, [ˈel̪s̪ä]
• Hyphenation: él‧sa

Noun

elsa f (plural else)

1. hilt (handle of a sword)
2. crossguard (A bar of metal, at right-angles, between the blade and the hilt of a sword that stops an opponent's blade from sliding down and injuring the hand of the person wielding the sword)

Anagrams

• lesa, sale

References

• elsa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana