Elba

See also: -elba and Elbą

English

Etymology

From Italian Elba, from Latin Ilva.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛlbə/

Proper noun

Elba

  1. An Italian island in the Tuscan Archipelago off the west coast of Italy, administratively part of Tuscany; between the Italian coast and Corsica.
  2. A city, the county seat of Coffee County, Alabama, United States.
  3. A few townships in the United States, listed under Elba Township.

Derived terms

Translations

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Catalan

Proper noun

Elba f

  1. 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)

  1. 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

From Latin Ilva.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛl.ba/[1], (traditional) /ˈel.ba/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɛlba, (traditional) -elba
  • Hyphenation: Èl‧ba, (traditional) Él‧ba

Proper noun

Elba f

  1. 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

  1. Elbe (a major river in central Europe that passes through the Czech Republic and Germany before flowing into the North Sea)

References

  1. 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

  1. synonym of Łaba

Further reading

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

  1. Elbe (a major river in central Europe that passes through the Czech Republic and Germany before flowing into the North Sea)

Descendants

  • Middle High German: Elbe

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Elba.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛl.ba/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛlba
  • Syllabification: El‧ba

Proper noun

Elba f

  1. 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

Further reading

  • Elba in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Elba in PWN's encyclopedia

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

  1. 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

  1. Elba (an Italian island in the Tuscan Archipelago off the west coast of Italy, administratively part of Tuscany; between the Italian coast and Corsica)
  2. a female given name

Romanian

Proper noun

Elba f

  1. Elbe (a major river in central Europe that passes through the Czech Republic and Germany before flowing into the North Sea)
  2. 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
singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative Elbă Elba
genitive-dative Elbe Elbei
vocative Elbă, Elbo

Spanish

Proper noun

Elba m

  1. 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

  1. Elba (an Italian island in the Tuscan Archipelago off the west coast of Italy, administratively part of Tuscany; between the Italian coast and Corsica)