"elg" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Danish]

IPA: /ɛlj/, [ɛlˀj]
Etymology: From Old Norse elgr (“moose”), from Proto-Germanic *elh-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- (“red, brown”). Etymology templates: {{der|da|non|elgr||moose}} Old Norse elgr (“moose”), {{der|da|gem-pro|*elh-}} Proto-Germanic *elh-, {{der|da|ine-pro|*h₁el-||red, brown}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- (“red, brown”) Head templates: {{head|da|noun|singular definite|elgen||{{{sg-def-2}}}|||plural indefinite|elge||{{{pl-indef-2}}}||{{{com}}}|f1accel-form=def|s|f4accel-form=indef|p|g=c|g2=|head=}} elg c (singular definite elgen, plural indefinite elge), {{da-noun|en|e}} elg c (singular definite elgen, plural indefinite elge) Inflection templates: {{da-noun-infl|en|e}}, {{da-noun-infl-base|g=c|gen-pl-def=elgenes|gen-pl-def-2=|gen-pl-def-3=|gen-pl-indef=elges|gen-pl-indef-2=|gen-sg-def=elgens|gen-sg-def-2=|gen-sg-indef=elgs|gen-sg-indef-2=|gen-sg-indef-3=|pl-def=elgene|pl-def-2=|pl-def-3=|pl-indef=elge|pl-indef-2=|pl-indef-3=|sg-def=elgen|sg-def-2=|sg-indef=elg}} Forms: elgen [definite, singular], elge [indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], elg [indefinite, nominative, singular], elgen [definite, nominative, singular], elge [indefinite, nominative, plural], elgene [definite, nominative, plural], elgs [genitive, indefinite, singular], elgens [definite, genitive, singular], elges [genitive, indefinite, plural], elgenes [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. elk, moose (Alces alces) Tags: common-gender Categories (lifeform): Mammals Synonyms: elsdyr

Noun [Norwegian Bokmål]

IPA: /æɽj/, /ɛlɡ/, [æɽj] [Fredrikstad] Forms: elgen [definite, singular], elger [indefinite, plural], elgene [definite, plural]
Rhymes: -æɽj, -ɛlɡ Etymology: From Old Norse elgr, from Proto-Germanic *elh-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- (“red, brown”). Etymology templates: {{der|nb|non|elgr}} Old Norse elgr, {{der|nb|gem-pro|*elh-}} Proto-Germanic *elh-, {{der|nb|ine-pro|*h₁el-||red, brown}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- (“red, brown”)
  1. elk (moose - Alces alces) Tags: masculine Derived forms: elghund, elgku, elgokse
    Sense id: en-elg-nb-noun-QH2rdd4R Categories (other): Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Norwegian Nynorsk]

IPA: /ɛlɡ/, /ɛɽɡ/, [ɛɽɡ], [ælɡ], [ɛɽɡ], [æɽɡ], /ɛɽj/ (note: East Norway), [æɽj] (note: East Norway) Forms: elgen [definite, singular], elgar [indefinite, plural], elgane [definite, plural]
Rhymes: -ɛlɡ, -ɛɽɡ, -ɛɽj Etymology: From Old Norse elgr, from Proto-Germanic *elh-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- (“red, brown”). Akin to English elk. Etymology templates: {{der|nn|non|elgr}} Old Norse elgr, {{der|nn|gem-pro|*elh-}} Proto-Germanic *elh-, {{der|nn|ine-pro|*h₁el-||red, brown}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- (“red, brown”), {{cog|en|elk}} English elk
  1. elk, moose (Alces alces) Tags: masculine Derived forms: elghund, elgku, elgokse
    Sense id: en-elg-nn-noun-NgbAJ0ma
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [Norwegian Nynorsk]

Head templates: {{head|nn|verb form}} elg
  1. imperative of elgja Tags: form-of, imperative Form of: elgja
    Sense id: en-elg-nn-verb-JDEmFBiO Categories (other): Inflections with a red link for lemma
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Swedish]

Audio: Sv-elg.ogg
Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=c|g2=|head=|sort=}} elg c, {{sv-noun|c}} elg c
  1. Obsolete spelling of älg Tags: alt-of, common-gender, obsolete Alternative form of: älg
    Sense id: en-elg-sv-noun-NbLbbQcL Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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        [
          "Alces alces",
          "Alces alces#Translingual"
        ]
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      "ipa": "[ɛlˀj]"
    }
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      "form": "elger",
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    },
    {
      "form": "elgene",
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        "definite",
        "plural"
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        {
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          "word": "elghund"
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        {
          "ref": "En død elg ble sannsynligvis drept av ulv torsdag! (sentence error in an article by Aftenposten)",
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        }
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          "Alces alces",
          "Alces alces#Translingual"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ɛlɡ/"
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    {
      "ipa": "[æɽj]",
      "tags": [
        "Fredrikstad"
      ]
    },
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      "rhymes": "-æɽj"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛlɡ"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "elgen",
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        "definite",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "elgar",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "elgane",
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        },
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          "english": "She runs like an elk.",
          "text": "Ho spring som ein elg.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "To shoot the handsome elk in a proper way at the permitted time of the year, is one thing, even though this is also petty and cruel; […]",
          "ref": "1861, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Ferdaminni fraa Sumaren 1860",
          "text": "At skjota den staute Elg paa ein pynteleg Maate den Tid af Aaret der er Lov til, kann so vera, endaa dette ogso er armt og raatt; […]",
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        [
          "Alces alces",
          "Alces alces#Translingual"
        ]
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ɛɽɡ/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ɛɽɡ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ælɡ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɛɽɡ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[æɽɡ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛɽj/",
      "note": "East Norway"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[æɽj]",
      "note": "East Norway"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɛlɡ"
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      "rhymes": "-ɛɽɡ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛɽj"
    }
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        "table-tags"
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      "source": "inflection",
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    },
    {
      "form": "elgens",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "elgenes",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "10": "elge",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{pl-indef-2}}}",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{com}}}",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "singular definite",
        "4": "elgen",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{sg-def-2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "plural indefinite",
        "f1accel-form": "def|s",
        "f4accel-form": "indef|p",
        "g": "c",
        "g2": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "elg c (singular definite elgen, plural indefinite elge)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "e"
      },
      "expansion": "elg c (singular definite elgen, plural indefinite elge)",
      "name": "da-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "e"
      },
      "name": "da-noun-infl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "c",
        "gen-pl-def": "elgenes",
        "gen-pl-def-2": "",
        "gen-pl-def-3": "",
        "gen-pl-indef": "elges",
        "gen-pl-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-def": "elgens",
        "gen-sg-def-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef": "elgs",
        "gen-sg-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef-3": "",
        "pl-def": "elgene",
        "pl-def-2": "",
        "pl-def-3": "",
        "pl-indef": "elge",
        "pl-indef-2": "",
        "pl-indef-3": "",
        "sg-def": "elgen",
        "sg-def-2": "",
        "sg-indef": "elg"
      },
      "name": "da-noun-infl-base"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Danish common-gender nouns",
        "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Danish entries with topic categories using raw markup",
        "Danish lemmas",
        "Danish nouns",
        "Danish terms derived from Old Norse",
        "Danish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Danish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Danish terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "da:Mammals"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "elk, moose (Alces alces)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "elk",
          "elk"
        ],
        [
          "moose",
          "moose"
        ],
        [
          "Alces alces",
          "Alces alces#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛlj/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɛlˀj]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "elsdyr"
    }
  ],
  "word": "elg"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "elghund"
    },
    {
      "word": "elgku"
    },
    {
      "word": "elgokse"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "elgr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse elgr",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*elh-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *elh-",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₁el-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "red, brown"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- (“red, brown”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse elgr, from Proto-Germanic *elh-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- (“red, brown”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "elgen",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elger",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elgene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header",
        "Norwegian Bokmål lemmas",
        "Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns",
        "Norwegian Bokmål nouns",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms with usage examples",
        "Rhymes:Norwegian Bokmål/æɽj",
        "Rhymes:Norwegian Bokmål/ɛlɡ"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "En død elg ble sannsynligvis drept av ulv torsdag! (sentence error in an article by Aftenposten)",
          "text": "A dead elk was probably killed by wolves on Thursday!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "elk (moose - Alces alces)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "elk",
          "elk#English"
        ],
        [
          "moose",
          "moose#English"
        ],
        [
          "Alces alces",
          "Alces alces#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/æɽj/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛlɡ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[æɽj]",
      "tags": [
        "Fredrikstad"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æɽj"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛlɡ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "elg"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "elghund"
    },
    {
      "word": "elgku"
    },
    {
      "word": "elgokse"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "elgr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse elgr",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*elh-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *elh-",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₁el-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "red, brown"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- (“red, brown”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "elk"
      },
      "expansion": "English elk",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse elgr, from Proto-Germanic *elh-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- (“red, brown”). Akin to English elk.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "elgen",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elgar",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elgane",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
  "lang_code": "nn",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Nynorsk terms with quotations",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk terms with usage examples",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "She runs like an elk.",
          "text": "Ho spring som ein elg.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "To shoot the handsome elk in a proper way at the permitted time of the year, is one thing, even though this is also petty and cruel; […]",
          "ref": "1861, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Ferdaminni fraa Sumaren 1860",
          "text": "At skjota den staute Elg paa ein pynteleg Maate den Tid af Aaret der er Lov til, kann so vera, endaa dette ogso er armt og raatt; […]",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "elk, moose (Alces alces)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "elk",
          "elk#English"
        ],
        [
          "moose",
          "moose#English"
        ],
        [
          "Alces alces",
          "Alces alces#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛlɡ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛɽɡ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɛɽɡ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ælɡ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɛɽɡ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[æɽɡ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛɽj/",
      "note": "East Norway"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[æɽj]",
      "note": "East Norway"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛlɡ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛɽɡ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛɽj"
    }
  ],
  "word": "elg"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "elg",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
  "lang_code": "nn",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Inflections with a red link for lemma"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "elgja"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "imperative of elgja"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "elgja",
          "elgja#Norwegian Nynorsk"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "imperative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "elg"
}

{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "",
        "g": "c",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "elg c",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "c"
      },
      "expansion": "elg c",
      "name": "sv-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "älg"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Swedish common-gender nouns",
        "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Swedish lemmas",
        "Swedish nouns",
        "Swedish obsolete forms",
        "Swedish terms with audio links"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Obsolete spelling of älg"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "älg",
          "älg#Swedish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "common-gender",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sv-elg.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a6/Sv-elg.ogg/Sv-elg.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/Sv-elg.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "elg"
}

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