Elen in German

IPA: /ˈeːlən/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Middle High German eln, elent (mid-13th c.), of uncertain origin. Often derived from Old Lithuanian elenis (“deer”, modern élnias), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el-. This derivation is supported by the fact that the el(e)n form appears during a time when the elk was gradually dying out in the German-speaking lands. However, it must be noted that the Lithuanian word does not refer to the elk specifically. Even more importantly, elen (from elhen by regular loss of prevocalic h in Central and Low German dialects) can represent a generalised oblique case or plural of Proto-Germanic *elhô, weak-stem variant of *elhaz. Compare the Old High German hapax elo for usual el(a)ho. This would make it a mere byform of Elch. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|eln}} Middle High German eln, {{unc|de|title=uncertain}} uncertain, {{der|de|olt|elenis}} Old Lithuanian elenis, {{der|de|ine-pro|*h₁el-}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁el-, {{der|de|gem-pro||*elhô}} Proto-Germanic *elhô, {{inh|de|goh|-}} Old High German, {{doublet|de|Elch|notext=1}} Elch Head templates: {{de-noun|n:m}} Elen n or m (strong, genitive Elens, plural Elen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n:m}} Forms: Elens [genitive], Elen [plural], strong [table-tags], Elen [definite, nominative, singular], Elen [definite, nominative, plural], Elens [genitive, singular], Elen [definite, genitive, plural], Elen [dative, singular], Elen [dative, definite, plural], Elen [accusative, definite, singular], Elen [accusative, definite, plural], Elend [alternative, obsolete]

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  "lang_code": "de",
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          "name": "Cervids",
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        {
          "word": "Elenantilope"
        },
        {
          "word": "Elentier"
        }
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        "moose (US), elk (UK) (Alces alces)"
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          "Alces alces#Translingual"
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        },
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          "word": "Elendskoller"
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      "ipa": "/ˈeːlən/"
    }
  ],
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}

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      "form": "Elend",
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  "lang_code": "de",
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      "ipa": "/ˈeːlən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Elen"
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"Elen" meaning in German

Noun