"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: {{ety|eo|:af|elfo<t:elf>|-a<pos:adjectival suffix>|text=+|tree=1}} From 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) ellipsis of la elfa lingvo (“the Elvish language”), typically referring to Quenya or Sindarin Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: la elfa lingvo (extra: (“the Elvish language”), typically referring to Quenya or Sindarin)
    Sense id: en-elfa-eo-adj-Y8slgUVX Categories (other): Esperanto ellipses, Artificial languages, Esperanto entries referencing missing etymons, Esperanto entries with etymology texts, Esperanto entries with etymology trees, Esperanto entries with etymon, Esperanto entries with incorrect language header, Esperanto terms suffixed with -a, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Esperanto entries referencing missing etymons: 28 72 Disambiguation of Esperanto entries with etymology texts: 27 73 Disambiguation of Esperanto entries with etymology trees: 27 73 Disambiguation of Esperanto entries with etymon: 21 79 Disambiguation of Esperanto entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of Esperanto terms suffixed with -a: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 32 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: la kvenja (english: Quenya), la sindara (english: Sindarin), Kvenjo (english: Quenya), Sindarino (english: Sindarin) Related terms: elfe (english: elvishly, in Elvish), elfo (english: elf)

Inflected forms

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        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "From elfo (“elf”) + -a (adjectival suffix).",
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  "etymology_text": "From elfo (“elf”) + -a (adjectival suffix).",
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      "form": "elfan",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "elfaj",
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    },
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      "form": "elfajn",
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  "hyphenation": [
    "el‧fa"
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    {
      "parts": [
        "el‧fa"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "Quenya",
      "translation": "Quenya",
      "word": "la kvenja"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "Sindarin",
      "translation": "Sindarin",
      "word": "la sindara"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "Quenya",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "elvishly, in Elvish",
      "translation": "elvishly, in Elvish",
      "word": "elfe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "elf",
      "translation": "elf",
      "word": "elfo"
    }
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        "(la elfa) ellipsis of la elfa lingvo (“the Elvish language”), typically referring to Quenya or Sindarin"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈelfa/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-elfa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "elfa"
}
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    },
    {
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    "el‧fa"
  ],
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    {
      "english": "Quenya",
      "translation": "Quenya",
      "word": "la kvenja"
    },
    {
      "english": "Sindarin",
      "translation": "Sindarin",
      "word": "la sindara"
    },
    {
      "english": "Quenya",
      "translation": "Quenya",
      "word": "Kvenjo"
    },
    {
      "english": "Sindarin",
      "translation": "Sindarin",
      "word": "Sindarino"
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  "lang_code": "eo",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "elvishly, in Elvish",
      "translation": "elvishly, in Elvish",
      "word": "elfe"
    },
    {
      "english": "elf",
      "translation": "elf",
      "word": "elfo"
    }
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        "(fantasy) resembling or related to elves, elfin, elvish"
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        }
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          "Elvish",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈelfa/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-elfa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "elfa"
}

Download raw JSONL data for elfa meaning in Esperanto (2.7kB)

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  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: la elfa",
  "path": [
    "elfa"
  ],
  "section": "Esperanto",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "elfa",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: la elfa",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Esperanto",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "elfa",
  "trace": ""
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