"alf" meaning in Danish

See alf in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Old Norse alfr, from Proto-Germanic *albiz. Etymology templates: {{inh|da|non|alfr}} Old Norse alfr, {{inh|da|gem-pro|*albiz}} Proto-Germanic *albiz Head templates: {{head|da|noun|singular definite|alfen||{{{sg-def-2}}}|||plural indefinite|alfer||{{{pl-indef-2}}}||{{{pl-indef-3}}}||{{{com}}}|f1accel-form=def|s|f4accel-form=indef|p|g=c|g2=|head=}} alf c (singular definite alfen, plural indefinite alfer), {{da-noun|en|er}} alf c (singular definite alfen, plural indefinite alfer) Inflection templates: {{da-noun-infl|en|er}}, {{da-noun-infl-base|g=c|gen-pl-def=alfernes|gen-pl-def-2=|gen-pl-def-3=|gen-pl-indef=alfers|gen-pl-indef-2=|gen-sg-def=alfens|gen-sg-def-2=|gen-sg-indef=alfs|gen-sg-indef-2=|gen-sg-indef-3=|pl-def=alferne|pl-def-2=|pl-def-3=|pl-indef=alfer|pl-indef-2=|pl-indef-3=|sg-def=alfen|sg-def-2=|sg-indef=alf}} Forms: alfen [definite, singular], alfer [indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], alf [indefinite, nominative, singular], alfen [definite, nominative, singular], alfer [indefinite, nominative, plural], alferne [definite, nominative, plural], alfs [genitive, indefinite, singular], alfens [definite, genitive, singular], alfers [genitive, indefinite, plural], alfernes [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. fairy Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-alf-da-noun-WoHmqnVW Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Danish entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. elf Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-alf-da-noun-eA2Esg16 Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Danish entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: alfedans [common-gender], alfedronning [common-gender], alfelet, alfepige [common-gender], lysalf [common-gender], svartalf [common-gender]

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "alfedans"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "alfedronning"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "alfelet"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "alfepige"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "lysalf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "svartalf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "alfr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse alfr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*albiz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *albiz",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse alfr, from Proto-Germanic *albiz.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "alfen",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alfer",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "da-noun-infl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alf",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alfen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alfer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alfs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alfens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alfers",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alfernes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "10": "alfer",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{pl-indef-2}}}",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{pl-indef-3}}}",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{com}}}",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "singular definite",
        "4": "alfen",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{sg-def-2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "plural indefinite",
        "f1accel-form": "def|s",
        "f4accel-form": "indef|p",
        "g": "c",
        "g2": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "alf c (singular definite alfen, plural indefinite alfer)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "er"
      },
      "expansion": "alf c (singular definite alfen, plural indefinite alfer)",
      "name": "da-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "er"
      },
      "name": "da-noun-infl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "c",
        "gen-pl-def": "alfernes",
        "gen-pl-def-2": "",
        "gen-pl-def-3": "",
        "gen-pl-indef": "alfers",
        "gen-pl-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-def": "alfens",
        "gen-sg-def-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef": "alfs",
        "gen-sg-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef-3": "",
        "pl-def": "alferne",
        "pl-def-2": "",
        "pl-def-3": "",
        "pl-indef": "alfer",
        "pl-indef-2": "",
        "pl-indef-3": "",
        "sg-def": "alfen",
        "sg-def-2": "",
        "sg-indef": "alf"
      },
      "name": "da-noun-infl-base"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 10 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fairy"
      ],
      "id": "en-alf-da-noun-WoHmqnVW",
      "links": [
        [
          "fairy",
          "fairy"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 10 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "elf"
      ],
      "id": "en-alf-da-noun-eA2Esg16",
      "links": [
        [
          "elf",
          "elf"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "da:alf"
  ],
  "word": "alf"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Danish common-gender nouns",
    "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Danish lemmas",
    "Danish nouns",
    "Danish terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Danish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Danish terms inherited from Old Norse",
    "Danish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Pages with 10 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "alfedans"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "alfedronning"
    },
    {
      "word": "alfelet"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "alfepige"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "lysalf"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "svartalf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "alfr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse alfr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*albiz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *albiz",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse alfr, from Proto-Germanic *albiz.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "alfen",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alfer",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "da-noun-infl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alf",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alfen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alfer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alferne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alfs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alfens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alfers",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alfernes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "10": "alfer",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{pl-indef-2}}}",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{pl-indef-3}}}",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{com}}}",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "singular definite",
        "4": "alfen",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{sg-def-2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "plural indefinite",
        "f1accel-form": "def|s",
        "f4accel-form": "indef|p",
        "g": "c",
        "g2": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "alf c (singular definite alfen, plural indefinite alfer)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "er"
      },
      "expansion": "alf c (singular definite alfen, plural indefinite alfer)",
      "name": "da-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "er"
      },
      "name": "da-noun-infl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "c",
        "gen-pl-def": "alfernes",
        "gen-pl-def-2": "",
        "gen-pl-def-3": "",
        "gen-pl-indef": "alfers",
        "gen-pl-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-def": "alfens",
        "gen-sg-def-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef": "alfs",
        "gen-sg-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef-3": "",
        "pl-def": "alferne",
        "pl-def-2": "",
        "pl-def-3": "",
        "pl-indef": "alfer",
        "pl-indef-2": "",
        "pl-indef-3": "",
        "sg-def": "alfen",
        "sg-def-2": "",
        "sg-indef": "alf"
      },
      "name": "da-noun-infl-base"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fairy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fairy",
          "fairy"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "elf"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "elf",
          "elf"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "da:alf"
  ],
  "word": "alf"
}

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