Elba

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See also: -elba and Elbą

English

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Etymology

From Italian Elba, from Latin Ilva.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Elba

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

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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

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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 (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

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From Latin Ilva.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛl.ba/, (traditional) /ˈel.ba/
  • 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

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

Pronunciation

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)

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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-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

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Elba

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Elba.

Pronunciation

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

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 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

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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

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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)
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