"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. resembling or related to elves, elfin, elvish
    Sense id: en-elfa-eo-adj-GW18LYMd
  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) Categories (topical): Artificial languages, Fantasy
    Sense id: en-elfa-eo-adj-5AURz420 Disambiguation of Artificial languages: 23 77 Disambiguation of Fantasy: 27 73 Categories (other): Esperanto entries with incorrect language header, Esperanto terms suffixed with -a Disambiguation of Esperanto entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of Esperanto terms suffixed with -a: 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: elfe (english: elvishly, in Elvish), elfo (english: elf)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for elfa meaning in Esperanto (2.3kB)

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