"Elfe" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛlfə/ Audio: De-Elfe.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed in the 18th century from English elf, from Old English ælf (“incubus, elf”), from Proto-West Germanic *albi, from Proto-Germanic *albiz. Compare German Alb (“two-faced spirit”). Etymology templates: {{der|de|en|elf}} English elf, {{der|de|ang|ælf||incubus, elf}} Old English ælf (“incubus, elf”), {{der|de|gmw-pro|*albi}} Proto-West Germanic *albi, {{der|de|gem-pro|*albiz}} Proto-Germanic *albiz, {{cog|de|Alb||two-faced spirit}} German Alb (“two-faced spirit”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m.weak}} Elfe m (weak, genitive Elfen, plural Elfen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m.weak}} Forms: Elfen [genitive], Elfen [plural], weak [table-tags], Elfe [nominative, singular], Elfen [definite, nominative, plural], Elfen [genitive, singular], Elfen [definite, genitive, plural], Elfen [dative, singular], Elfen [dative, definite, plural], Elfen [accusative, singular], Elfen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. Alternative form of Elf (“elf”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, masculine, weak Alternative form of: Elf (extra: elf) Related terms: Elfenkönig, elfenhaft
    Sense id: en-Elfe-de-noun-IPJPP9IL Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

Noun

IPA: /ˈɛlfə/ Audio: De-Elfe.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed in the 18th century from English elf, from Old English ælf (“incubus, elf”), from Proto-West Germanic *albi, from Proto-Germanic *albiz. Compare German Alb (“two-faced spirit”). Etymology templates: {{der|de|en|elf}} English elf, {{der|de|ang|ælf||incubus, elf}} Old English ælf (“incubus, elf”), {{der|de|gmw-pro|*albi}} Proto-West Germanic *albi, {{der|de|gem-pro|*albiz}} Proto-Germanic *albiz, {{cog|de|Alb||two-faced spirit}} German Alb (“two-faced spirit”) Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Elfe f (genitive Elfe, plural Elfen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Elfe [genitive], Elfen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Elfe [nominative, singular], Elfen [definite, nominative, plural], Elfe [genitive, singular], Elfen [definite, genitive, plural], Elfe [dative, singular], Elfen [dative, definite, plural], Elfe [accusative, singular], Elfen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. female elf Tags: feminine Synonyms: Elfin
    Sense id: en-Elfe-de-noun-sM3OYJ8x
  2. fairy, sprite Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Fantasy, Mythological creatures
    Sense id: en-Elfe-de-noun-pSOuMzcV Disambiguation of Fantasy: 11 2 84 2 Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 9 2 87 2
  3. pixie Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Elfe-de-noun-n3PNfIFK

Inflected forms

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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Elfen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Elfe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Elfen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Elfe f (genitive Elfe, plural Elfen)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "female elf"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "elf",
          "elf"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fairy, sprite"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fairy",
          "fairy"
        ],
        [
          "sprite",
          "sprite"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "pixie"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pixie",
          "pixie"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛlfə/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Elfe.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/db/De-Elfe.ogg/De-Elfe.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/db/De-Elfe.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Elfin"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Elfe"
}

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