Elfe

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German

Etymology

Borrowed in the 18th century from English elf, from Old English ælf (“incubus, elf”), from Proto-West Germanic *albi, from Proto-Germanic *albiz. Compare German Alb (“two-faced spirit”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛlfə/
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Noun

Elfe m (weak, genitive Elfen, plural Elfen)

  1. Alternative form of Elf (“elf”)
    • 1855, William Shakespeare, translated by Carl Abel, Ein Sommernachtstraum, Leipzig, page 45:
      Unsterblich sollst du und ein Elfe sein!
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1874, Heinrich Heine's sämmtliche Werke. Siebenter Band. Über Deutschland. Dritter Theil. Elementargeister und Dämonen., Hamburg, page 50:
      War er ein Nix oder ein Elfe?
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of Elfe
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Elfe die Elfen
genitive eines des Elfen der Elfen
dative einem dem Elfen den Elfen
accusative einen den Elfen die Elfen

Terms derived from Elf or Elfe:

Noun

Elfe f (genitive Elfe, plural Elfen)

  1. female elf
  2. fairy, sprite
  3. pixie

Declension

Declension of Elfe
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Elfe die Elfen
genitive einer der Elfe der Elfen
dative einer der Elfe den Elfen
accusative eine die Elfe die Elfen

Synonyms

References

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

Further reading

  • “Elfe” in Duden online
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