alf
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse alfr, from Proto-Germanic *albiz.
Noun
alf c (singular definite alfen, plural indefinite alfer)
Declension
Derived terms
- alfedans c
- alfedronning c
- alfelet
- alfepige c
- lysalf c
- svartalf c
References
- “alf” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch alf, from Old Dutch *alf, from Proto-Germanic *albiz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós. Doublet with Dutch elf (“elf”), a modern borrowing from English.
Pronunciation
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Noun
alf m (plural alven, diminutive alfje n, feminine alve)
- a type of mythological spirit; an elf
Synonyms
- (mythical being): elf
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *alf, from Proto-Germanic *albiz.
Noun
alf m
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: alf
Further reading
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *albiz.
Noun
alf m
Declension
Declension of alf (masculine a-stem)
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse alfr, from Proto-Germanic *albiz.
Noun
alf c
Usage notes
- The word alf (alfven, alfver) turned into alv (alven, alver) in the 1906 spelling reform. Somehow, the old form also lives on, but now with different inflected forms.
Declension
| Declension of alf | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | alf | alfen | alfer | alferna |
| Genitive | alfs | alfens | alfers | alfernas |
Vilamovian
| < 10 | 11 | 12 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : alf Ordinal : alfty | ||
Pronunciation
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Numeral
ȧlf
West Frisian
Numeral
alf
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