"elvan" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈɛlvən/ Forms: more elvan [comparative], most elvan [superlative]
Etymology: From a Cornish word, perhaps Cornish elven, elvan (“spark”) because the hard rock could be struck to spark fire. Etymology templates: {{der|en|kw|elven|elven, elvan|spark}} Cornish elven, elvan (“spark”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} elvan (comparative more elvan, superlative most elvan)
  1. (mining) Of or relating to certain veins of feldspathic or porphyritic rock crossing metalliferous veins in the mining districts of Cornwall. Categories (topical): Mining
    Sense id: en-elvan-en-adj-EntciKzp Topics: business, mining
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈɛlvən/ Forms: more elvan [comparative], most elvan [superlative]
Etymology: Variation of elven (or elfin, which see for more) influenced by -an. Etymology templates: {{m|en|elven}} elven, {{m|en|elfin}} elfin, {{m|en|-an}} -an Head templates: {{en-adj}} elvan (comparative more elvan, superlative most elvan)
  1. (uncommon) Elven, elfin, pertaining to elves. Tags: uncommon Synonyms: list in elven
    Sense id: en-elvan-en-adj-DDlJuJOh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɛlvən/ Forms: elvans [plural]
Etymology: From a Cornish word, perhaps Cornish elven, elvan (“spark”) because the hard rock could be struck to spark fire. Etymology templates: {{der|en|kw|elven|elven, elvan|spark}} Cornish elven, elvan (“spark”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} elvan (countable and uncountable, plural elvans)
  1. (mining) The rock of an elvan vein, or the vein itself. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Mining Synonyms: elvanite
    Sense id: en-elvan-en-noun-aJxkRGFz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 8 52 Topics: business, mining
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Swedish]

Head templates: {{head|sv|noun form}} elvan
  1. definite singular of elva Tags: definite, form-of, singular Form of: elva
    Sense id: en-elvan-sv-noun-7j~oOe9J Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for elvan meaning in All languages combined (4.4kB)

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