Elba
English
Etymology
From Italian Elba, from Latin Ilva.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛlbə/
Proper noun
Elba
- An Italian island in the Tuscan Archipelago off the west coast of Italy, administratively part of Tuscany; between the Italian coast and Corsica.
- A city, the county seat of Coffee County, Alabama, United States.
- A few townships in the United States, listed under Elba Township.
Derived terms
Translations
Italian island
Anagrams
Catalan
Proper noun
Elba f
- Elba (an Italian island in the Tuscan Archipelago off the west coast of Italy, administratively part of Tuscany; between the Italian coast and Corsica)
German
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Elba n (proper noun, genitive Elbas or (optionally with an article) Elba)
- Elba (an Italian island in the Tuscan Archipelago off the west coast of Italy, administratively part of Tuscany; between the Italian coast and Corsica)
Italian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛl.ba/[1], (traditional) /ˈel.ba/[1]
- Rhymes: -ɛlba, (traditional) -elba
- Hyphenation: Èl‧ba, (traditional) Él‧ba
Proper noun
Elba f
- Elba (an Italian island in the Tuscan Archipelago off the west coast of Italy, administratively part of Tuscany; between the Italian coast and Corsica)
Etymology 2
From Old High German Elba, descending from Proto-Germanic *albī (“river”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛl.ba/[1]
- Rhymes: -ɛlba
- Hyphenation: Èl‧ba
Proper noun
Elba f
- Elbe (a major river in central Europe that passes through the Czech Republic and Germany before flowing into the North Sea)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Elba in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Anagrams
Kashubian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Elbe. Doublet of Łaba, an inhered form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛl.ba/
- Rhymes: -ɛlba
- Syllabification: El‧ba
Noun
Elba f
- synonym of Łaba
Further reading
- Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “Łaba”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[1]
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *albī, from Proto-Germanic *albī (“river, Elbe”), attested in Latin as Albis. Compare Old Norse elfr, Swedish älv.
Proper noun
Elba f
- Elbe (a major river in central Europe that passes through the Czech Republic and Germany before flowing into the North Sea)
Descendants
Polish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛl.ba/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛlba
- Syllabification: El‧ba
Proper noun
Elba f
- Elba (an Italian island in the Tuscan Archipelago off the west coast of Italy, administratively part of Tuscany; between the Italian coast and Corsica)
Declension
Declension of Elba
Further reading
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɛw.bɐ/ [ˈɛʊ̯.bɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɛw.ba/ [ˈɛʊ̯.ba]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɛl.bɐ/ [ˈɛɫ.βɐ]
- Hyphenation: El‧ba
Proper noun
Elba m
- Elbe (a major river in central Europe that passes through the Czech Republic and Germany before flowing into the North Sea)
Proper noun
Elba f
- Elba (an Italian island in the Tuscan Archipelago off the west coast of Italy, administratively part of Tuscany; between the Italian coast and Corsica)
- a female given name
Romanian
Proper noun
Elba f
- Elbe (a major river in central Europe that passes through the Czech Republic and Germany before flowing into the North Sea)
- Elba (an Italian island in the Tuscan Archipelago off the west coast of Italy, administratively part of Tuscany; between the Italian coast and Corsica)
Declension
singular only | indefinite | definite |
---|---|---|
nominative-accusative | Elbă | Elba |
genitive-dative | Elbe | Elbei |
vocative | Elbă, Elbo |
Spanish
Proper noun
Elba m
- Elbe (a major river in central Europe that passes through the Czech Republic and Germany before flowing into the North Sea)
Proper noun
Elba f