"elfa" meaning in Esperanto

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈelfa/ Forms: elfan [accusative, singular], elfaj [plural], elfajn [accusative, plural]
Rhymes: -elfa Etymology: From elfo (“elf”) + -a (adjectival suffix). Etymology templates: {{affix|eo|elfo|-a|gloss1=elf|pos2=adjectival suffix}} elfo (“elf”) + -a (adjectival suffix) Head templates: {{eo-head}} elfa (accusative singular elfan, plural elfaj, accusative plural elfajn)
  1. (fantasy) resembling or related to elves, elfin, elvish
    Sense id: en-elfa-eo-adj-GW18LYMd Categories (other): Fantasy Topics: fantasy
  2. (la elfa) clipping of la elfa lingvo (“the Elvish language”) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: la elfa lingvo (extra: the Elvish language)
    Sense id: en-elfa-eo-adj-u3hWcXCQ Categories (other): Artificial languages, Esperanto entries with incorrect language header, Esperanto terms suffixed with -a Disambiguation of Esperanto entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of Esperanto terms suffixed with -a: 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: elfe (english: elvishly, in Elvish), elfo (english: elf)

Inflected forms

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    "Pages with entries",
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      "word": "elfe"
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Download raw JSONL data for elfa meaning in Esperanto (1.9kB)

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  "trace": ""
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  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: la elfa",
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