Elba

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See also: -elba

English

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Etymology

From Italian Elba, from Latin Ilva.

Proper noun

Elba

  1. An Italian island in the Tuscan Archipelago off the west coast of Italy, 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.

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Catalan

Proper noun

Elba f

  1. Elba

German

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Elba n (proper noun, genitive Elbas or (optionally with an article) Elba)

  1. Elba (island off the west coast of Italy, in the Tuscan Archipelago)

Italian

Etymology 1

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From Latin Ilva.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈel.ba/
  • Rhymes: -elba
  • Hyphenation: Él‧ba

Proper noun

Elba f

  1. Elba (an island off the coast of Italy)

Etymology 2

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From Old High German Elba, descending from Proto-Germanic *albī (“river”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Elba f

  1. Elbe (a river in Central Europe)

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

  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “Łaba”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *albī (“river”).

Proper noun

Elba

  1. the river Elbe

Descendants

  • Middle High German: Elbe

Polish

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Elba

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Elba.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Elba f

  1. Elba (an island in Italy)

Declension

Declension of Elba
singular
nominative Elba
genitive Elby
dative Elbie
accusative Elbę
instrumental Elbą
locative Elbie
vocative Elbo

Further reading

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

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: El‧ba

Proper noun

Elba m

  1. Elbe (a river in Central Europe)

Proper noun

Elba f

  1. Elba (an island off the coast of Italy)
  2. a female given name

Romanian

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Proper noun

Elba f

  1. Elbe (a river in Central Europe)
  2. Elba (an island off the coast of Italy)

Declension

declension of Elba (singular only)
singular
f gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (o) Elbă Elba
genitive/dative (unei) Elbe Elbei
vocative Elbă, Elbo

Spanish

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Proper noun

Elba m

  1. Elbe (river)

Proper noun

Elba f

  1. Elba (island)
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