Elf

See also: elf and ELF

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔɛlf/
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Etymology 1

From elf (“eleven”).

Noun

Elf f (genitive Elf, plural Elfen)

  1. (a group of) eleven
  2. football team, XI (so called because eleven is the number of players on such a team)
Declension
Declension of Elf [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Elf die Elfen
genitive einer der Elf der Elfen
dative einer der Elf den Elfen
accusative eine die Elf die Elfen
Hyponyms
  • Nationalelf

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English elf in 18th century literature, from Old English ælf, from Proto-West Germanic *albi, from Proto-Germanic *albiz. Doublet of Alb.

Alternative forms

Noun

Elf m (mixed, genitive Elfen or Elfs, plural Elfen)

  1. elf
    • 1762, Christoph Martin Wieland, transl., Ein St. Johannis Nachts-Traum, translation of A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, act 2, scene 1:
      So heftig ist ihr Zwist, daß alle ihre Elfen / Vor Angst in Ahorn-Becher sich verkriechen.
      But they do square, that all their Elues for feare / Creepe into Acorne cups and hide them there.
Declension
Declension of Elf [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Elf die Elfen
genitive eines des Elfen der Elfen
dative einem dem Elfen den Elfen
accusative einen den Elfen die Elfen
Declension of Elf [masculine, mixed]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Elf die Elfen
genitive eines des Elfs der Elfen
dative einem dem Elf den Elfen
accusative einen den Elf die Elfen
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • Elfe, Elfin (female forms)
  • elfisch

Terms derived from Elf or Elfe:

  • Elfenkönig
  • elfenhaft

References

  • Marshall Jones Company (1930). Mythology of All Races Series, Volume 2 Eddic, Great Britain: Marshall Jones Company, 1930, pp. 220.
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