"älva" meaning in All languages combined

See älva on Wiktionary

Noun [Swedish]

IPA: /ˈɛlˌva/ Audio: Sv-elva.ogg
Etymology: From Old Swedish ælf, from Old Norse alfr, from Proto-Germanic *albiz (“fairy, elf”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|ælf}} Old Swedish ælf, {{inh|sv|non|alfr}} Old Norse alfr, {{inh|sv|gem-pro|*albiz|t=fairy, elf}} Proto-Germanic *albiz (“fairy, elf”) Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=c|g2=f|head=|sort=}} älva c or f, {{sv-noun|c|g2=f}} älva c or f Inflection templates: {{sv-infl-noun-c-or}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], älva [indefinite, nominative, singular], älvas [genitive, indefinite, singular], älvan [definite, nominative, singular], älvans [definite, genitive, singular], älvor [indefinite, nominative, plural], älvors [genitive, indefinite, plural], älvorna [definite, nominative, plural], älvornas [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. A human-like creature from the Swedish mythology similar to an elf or fairy. She is often a young beautiful female, and can sometimes see her dancing in the mist. Feminine form of alv. Wikipedia link: sv:älva Tags: common-gender, feminine Categories (topical): Fantasy, Mythological creatures Synonyms: älfva [obsolete] Related terms: alv, väsen, älv, älvdans
    Sense id: en-älva-sv-noun-QZIEIzmO Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "älvas",
      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "älvan",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "älvans",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "älvor",
      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "älvors",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "älvorna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        [
          "elf",
          "elf"
        ],
        [
          "fairy",
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        [
          "mist",
          "mist"
        ],
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          "alv",
          "alv#Swedish"
        ]
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          "word": "alv"
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          "word": "väsen"
        },
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        }
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "älvor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "älvorna",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "älvornas",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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      "word": "alv"
    },
    {
      "word": "väsen"
    },
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      "word": "älvdans"
    }
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        "Swedish terms derived from Old Norse",
        "Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish",
        "Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse",
        "Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish",
        "Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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        "sv:Fantasy",
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      ],
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        [
          "elf",
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        ],
        [
          "fairy",
          "fairy"
        ],
        [
          "mist",
          "mist"
        ],
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          "alv",
          "alv#Swedish"
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    },
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    },
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      "word": "älfva"
    }
  ],
  "word": "älva"
}

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