"Elan" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /eˈlaːn/ Audio: De-Elan.ogg [Germany, Berlin] Forms: Elans [genitive], masculine strong [table-tags], Elan [nominative, singular], Elans [genitive, singular], Elan [dative, singular], Elan [accusative, singular]
Rhymes: -aːn Etymology: Borrowed from French élan. Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:bor|fr:élan}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "élan", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Elan", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" }" data-lang="de" data-title="Elan">, {{bor+|de|fr|élan}} Borrowed from French élan Head templates: {{de-noun|m.sg}} Elan m (strong, genitive Elans, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m.sg}}
  1. élan, verve Tags: masculine, no-plural, strong Synonyms: Begeisterung, Schwung

Inflected forms

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      "tags": [
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          "word": "Schwung"
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