"elf" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ɛl(ə)f/ Audio: Nl-elf.ogg Forms: elven [plural], elfje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɛlf Etymology: From Middle Dutch ellef, elf, from Old Dutch *ellef, from Proto-Germanic *ainalif, a compound of *ainaz and *-lif. Compare German elf, West Frisian alve, English eleven, Danish elleve. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|ellef}} Middle Dutch ellef, {{m|dum|elf}} elf, {{inh|nl|odt|*ellef}} Old Dutch *ellef, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*ainalif}} Proto-Germanic *ainalif, {{m|gem-pro|*ainaz}} *ainaz, {{m|gem-pro|*-lif}} *-lif, {{cog|de|elf}} German elf, {{cog|fy|alve}} West Frisian alve, {{cog|en|eleven}} English eleven, {{cog|da|elleve}} Danish elleve Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-ven|elfje}} elf f (plural elven, diminutive elfje n)
  1. The number eleven, or a representation thereof. Tags: feminine Categories (topical): One
    Sense id: en-elf-nl-noun-SsgpVCLI Disambiguation of One: 40 4 6 50 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch entries with language name categories using raw markup, Dutch entries with topic categories using raw markup, Dutch links with redundant alt parameters Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 48 8 18 26 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with language name categories using raw markup: 47 14 19 20 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with topic categories using raw markup: 56 8 22 15 Disambiguation of Dutch links with redundant alt parameters: 67 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ɛl(ə)f/ Audio: Nl-elf.ogg Forms: elfen [plural], elven [plural], elfje [diminutive, neuter], elve [feminine], elfin [feminine]
Rhymes: -ɛlf Etymology: Borrowed from German Elf, itself borrowed from English elf, from Old English ælf, from Proto-West Germanic *albi, from Proto-Germanic *albiz. Displaced native alf, from the same Germanic source. Etymology templates: {{bor|nl|de|Elf}} German Elf, {{der|nl|en|elf}} English elf, {{der|nl|ang|ælf}} Old English ælf, {{der|nl|gmw-pro|*albi}} Proto-West Germanic *albi, {{der|nl|gem-pro|*albiz}} Proto-Germanic *albiz, {{m|nl|alf}} alf Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-en|elfje|f=elve|f2=elfin|pl2=-ven}} elf m (plural elfen or elven, diminutive elfje n, feminine elve or elfin)
  1. elf, brownie (small folkloric creature) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-elf-nl-noun-Dus3igEi
  2. (fantasy) elf (humanoid pointy-eared creature in fantasy) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Fantasy Synonyms (mythical being): alf
    Sense id: en-elf-nl-noun-2xnRsCvy Topics: fantasy Disambiguation of 'mythical being': 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: boself, elfenbank, elfin, kerstelf, woudelf
Etymology number: 2

Numeral

IPA: /ɛl(ə)f/ Audio: Nl-elf.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛlf Etymology: From Middle Dutch ellef, elf, from Old Dutch *ellef, from Proto-Germanic *ainalif, a compound of *ainaz and *-lif. Compare German elf, West Frisian alve, English eleven, Danish elleve. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|ellef}} Middle Dutch ellef, {{m|dum|elf}} elf, {{inh|nl|odt|*ellef}} Old Dutch *ellef, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*ainalif}} Proto-Germanic *ainalif, {{m|gem-pro|*ainaz}} *ainaz, {{m|gem-pro|*-lif}} *-lif, {{cog|de|elf}} German elf, {{cog|fy|alve}} West Frisian alve, {{cog|en|eleven}} English eleven, {{cog|da|elleve}} Danish elleve Head templates: {{head|nl|numeral}} elf
  1. eleven Categories (topical): Dutch cardinal numbers, Eleven, One
    Sense id: en-elf-nl-num-6XkHTr1W Disambiguation of Eleven: 40 2 4 54 Disambiguation of One: 40 4 6 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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      "expansion": "Middle Dutch ellef",
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    },
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      "expansion": "German elf",
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      "expansion": "West Frisian alve",
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    },
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          "expansion": "Afrikaans: elf",
          "name": "desc"
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      ],
      "text": "Afrikaans: elf"
    },
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      "text": "Berbice Creole Dutch: alfu, elfu"
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          "args": {
            "1": "djk",
            "2": "elufu",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Aukan: elufu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Aukan: elufu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "srm",
            "2": "elúfu",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Saramaccan: elúfu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Saramaccan: elúfu"
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        "1": "fy",
        "2": "alve"
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        "1": "da",
        "2": "elleve"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
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      "tags": [
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  "lang_code": "nl",
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          "_dis": "48 8 18 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "_dis": "47 14 19 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with language name categories using raw markup",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with language name categories using raw markup",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "56 8 22 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with topic categories using raw markup",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with topic categories using raw markup",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "67 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "name": "One",
          "orig": "nl:One",
          "parents": [
            "Numbers",
            "All topics",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
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        "The number eleven, or a representation thereof."
      ],
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          "eleven",
          "eleven"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
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    },
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "boself"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "elfenbank"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "elfin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "kerstelf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "woudelf"
    }
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "from the diminutive"
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          "expansion": "(from the diminutive)",
          "name": "q"
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      "expansion": "English elf",
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      "expansion": "Old English ælf",
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        "plural"
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
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      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
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      "tags": [
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            "Genres",
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            "Entertainment",
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          "_dis1": "10 90",
          "sense": "mythical being",
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    "Dutch nouns",
    "Dutch nouns with plural in -en",
    "Dutch numerals",
    "Dutch terms borrowed from German",
    "Dutch terms derived from English",
    "Dutch terms derived from German",
    "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Old English",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Dutch terms with audio links",
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    {
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      "name": "m"
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fy",
        "2": "alve"
      },
      "expansion": "West Frisian alve",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "eleven"
      },
      "expansion": "English eleven",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "elleve"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish elleve",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch ellef, elf, from Old Dutch *ellef, from Proto-Germanic *ainalif, a compound of *ainaz and *-lif. Compare German elf, West Frisian alve, English eleven, Danish elleve.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "numeral"
      },
      "expansion": "elf",
      "name": "head"
    }
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  "hyphenation": [
    "elf"
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "num",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch cardinal numbers"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "eleven"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "eleven",
          "eleven"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛl(ə)f/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛlf"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-elf.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/ac/Nl-elf.ogg/Nl-elf.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Nl-elf.ogg",
      "text": "audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "elf"
}

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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Afrikaans: elf"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "brc",
            "2": "alfu",
            "3": "elfu"
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          "expansion": "Berbice Creole Dutch: alfu, elfu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Berbice Creole Dutch: alfu, elfu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmw-jdt",
            "2": "ālf"
          },
          "expansion": "Jersey Dutch: ālf",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Jersey Dutch: ālf"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dcr",
            "2": "elf",
            "3": "elef"
          },
          "expansion": "Negerhollands: elf, elef",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Negerhollands: elf, elef"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "skw",
            "2": "elk"
          },
          "expansion": "Skepi Creole Dutch: elk",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Skepi Creole Dutch: elk"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "srn",
            "2": "erfu",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Sranan Tongo: erfu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Sranan Tongo: erfu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "djk",
            "2": "elufu",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Aukan: elufu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Aukan: elufu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "srm",
            "2": "elúfu",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Saramaccan: elúfu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Saramaccan: elúfu"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "ellef"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch ellef",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
        "2": "elf"
      },
      "expansion": "elf",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "*ellef"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch *ellef",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*ainalif"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *ainalif",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*ainaz"
      },
      "expansion": "*ainaz",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*-lif"
      },
      "expansion": "*-lif",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "elf"
      },
      "expansion": "German elf",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fy",
        "2": "alve"
      },
      "expansion": "West Frisian alve",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "eleven"
      },
      "expansion": "English eleven",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "elleve"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish elleve",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch ellef, elf, from Old Dutch *ellef, from Proto-Germanic *ainalif, a compound of *ainaz and *-lif. Compare German elf, West Frisian alve, English eleven, Danish elleve.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "elven",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elfje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "-ven",
        "3": "elfje"
      },
      "expansion": "elf f (plural elven, diminutive elfje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "elf"
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The number eleven, or a representation thereof."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "eleven",
          "eleven"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛl(ə)f/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛlf"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-elf.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/ac/Nl-elf.ogg/Nl-elf.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Nl-elf.ogg",
      "text": "audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "elf"
}

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    "Dutch terms borrowed from German",
    "Dutch terms derived from English",
    "Dutch terms derived from German",
    "Dutch terms derived from Old English",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Dutch terms with audio links",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/ɛlf",
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    "nl:Eleven",
    "nl:One"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "boself"
    },
    {
      "word": "elfenbank"
    },
    {
      "word": "elfin"
    },
    {
      "word": "kerstelf"
    },
    {
      "word": "woudelf"
    }
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  "descendants": [
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pap",
            "2": "èlfye",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Papiamentu: èlfye",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "from the diminutive"
          },
          "expansion": "(from the diminutive)",
          "name": "q"
        }
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "de",
        "3": "Elf"
      },
      "expansion": "German Elf",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "elf"
      },
      "expansion": "English elf",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "ælf"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English ælf",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*albi"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *albi",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*albiz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *albiz",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "alf"
      },
      "expansion": "alf",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from German Elf, itself borrowed from English elf, from Old English ælf, from Proto-West Germanic *albi, from Proto-Germanic *albiz. Displaced native alf, from the same Germanic source.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "elfen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elven",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elfje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elve",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elfin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "-en",
        "3": "elfje",
        "f": "elve",
        "f2": "elfin",
        "pl2": "-ven"
      },
      "expansion": "elf m (plural elfen or elven, diminutive elfje n, feminine elve or elfin)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "elf"
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "elf, brownie (small folkloric creature)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "elf",
          "#English"
        ],
        [
          "brownie",
          "brownie#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "nl:Fantasy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "elf (humanoid pointy-eared creature in fantasy)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fantasy",
          "fantasy"
        ],
        [
          "elf",
          "elf#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(fantasy) elf (humanoid pointy-eared creature in fantasy)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "fantasy"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛl(ə)f/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛlf"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-elf.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/ac/Nl-elf.ogg/Nl-elf.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Nl-elf.ogg",
      "text": "audio"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "mythical being",
      "word": "alf"
    }
  ],
  "word": "elf"
}

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