Elbe
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English
Etymology
From German Elbe, from Middle High German Elbe, from Old High German Elba, from Proto-West Germanic , from Proto-Germanic *albī.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Elbe
- A river in central Europe that passes through the Czech Republic and Germany before flowing into the North Sea.
Translations
European river
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Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Elbe f
- Elbe (a major river of the Czech Republic and Germany)
- Elba (an island in the Tuscan Archipelago)
German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle High German Elbe, from Old High German Elba, from Proto-West Germanic , from Proto-Germanic *albī (“river”), attested in Latin as Albis. Compare Old Norse elfr, Swedish älv.
Proper noun
die Elbe f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Elbe)
- Elbe (a major river of the Czech Republic and Germany)
Hyponyms
Derived terms
- Elb-Florenz
- Elb-Liebesgras
- elbabwärts
- Elbaue
- elbaufwärts
- Elbbrücke
- Elbdampfer
- Elbe-Elster
- Elbe-Elster-Express
- Elbe-Elster-Gebiet
- Elbe-Elster-Gegend
- Elbe-Elster-Kreis
- Elbe-Elster-Land
- Elbe-Elster-Niederung
- Elbe-Elster-Region
- Elbe-Elster-Tiefland
- Elbe-Elsterland
- Elbe-Havel-Kanal
- Elbe-Liebesgras
- Elbe-Weser-Dreieck
- Elbeästuar
- Elbebecken
- Elbebiber
- Elbehochwasser
- Elbekies
- Elbemündung
- Elberadweg
- Elbeschiffahrt
- Elbeschifffahrt
- Elbeseitenkanal
- Elbetal
- Elbethal
- Elbewanderweg
- Elbewasser
- Elbfähre
- Elbfischer
- Elbflorenz
- Elbgermane
- Elbgermanen
- elbgermanisch
- Elbhang
- Elbhochbrücke
- Elbhochwasser
- Elbkahn
- Elbkessel
- Elbland
- Elblandklinikum
- Elbmetropole
- Elbniederung
- Elbphilharmonie
- Elbquelle
- Elbsandsteingebirge
- Elbsegler
- Elbslawe
- Elbslawen
- Elbstrand
- Elbstrom
- Elbtalaue
- Elbtunnel
- Elbufer
- Elbuferwanderweg
- Elbverschmutzung
- Elbvertiefung
- Elbwiese
- Florenz an der Elbe
- Landkreis Elbe-Elster
- Mühlberg/Elbe
- Ohre- und Elbniederung
- Orgellandschaft Elbe-Elster
- Ostelbier
- Sächsisches Elbland
- Sparkasse Elbe-Elster
Further reading
- “Elbe” in Duden online
Etymology 2
Noun
Elbe m (weak, genitive Elben, plural Elben)
- Alternative form of Elb (“elf”)