"olf" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: olfs [plural], olf [plural]
Etymology: From Latin olfactus (“smelled”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|olfactus||smelled}} Latin olfactus (“smelled”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|*}} olf (plural olfs or olf)
  1. A unit measuring the strength of an olfactory pollution source as detected by an average adult in typical conditions.
    Sense id: en-olf-en-noun-tBWSaluy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, True finches, Units of measure Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of True finches: 66 34 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 88 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: olfs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} olf (plural olfs)
  1. The European bullfinch.
    Sense id: en-olf-en-noun-55~SoCRW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Slovincian]

IPA: /ˈɔlf/
Rhymes: -ɔlf Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *albʰósder. Proto-Germanic *albiz Proto-West Germanic *albi Old Saxon alf Middle Low German alfbor. Slovincian olf Borrowed from Middle Low German alf, from Old Saxon alf. Etymology templates: {{etymon|zlw-slv|:bor|gml:alf<ety:inh<osx:alf>>|id=alf|text=*|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *albʰósder. Proto-Germanic *albiz Proto-West Germanic *albi Old Saxon alf Middle Low German alfbor. Slovincian olf Borrowed from Middle Low German alf, from Old Saxon alf. Head templates: {{zlw-slv-noun|m-anml}} olf m animal
  1. (mythology) alf (legendary dragon that brings treasures to its master) Tags: animal-not-person, masculine
    Sense id: en-olf-zlw-slv-noun-xuQD4aPl Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. paper dragon (figure made of paper resembling a dragon) Tags: animal-not-person, masculine
    Sense id: en-olf-zlw-slv-noun-jIjfsZW3 Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Slovincian entries with etymology texts, Slovincian entries with etymology trees, Slovincian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 12 2 20 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 9 2 27 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 1 22 71 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 12 3 26 59 Disambiguation of Slovincian entries with etymology texts: 29 71 Disambiguation of Slovincian entries with etymology trees: 29 71 Disambiguation of Slovincian entries with incorrect language header: 26 74

Inflected forms

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