"Elfer" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛlvɐ/ (note: predominantly), /ˈɛlfɐ/ (note: some speakers in southern Germany and Austria) Audio: De-Elfer.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: From elf + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:af|elf|-er<id:agent noun>}}, {{suffix|de|elf|er<id:agent noun>}} elf + -er Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Elfer m (strong, genitive Elfers, plural Elfer) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Elfers [genitive], Elfer [plural], strong [table-tags], Elfer [nominative, singular], Elfer [definite, nominative, plural], Elfers [genitive, singular], Elfer [definite, genitive, plural], Elfer [dative, singular], Elfern [dative, definite, plural], Elfer [accusative, singular], Elfer [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. something that is defined by a value or count of eleven
    (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland) someone or something labeled with the number eleven (a bus line, a football player, etc.)     Tags: Austria, Southern-Germany, Switzerland, masculine, strong Synonyms: Elf
    Sense id: en-Elfer-de-noun-QGal04Z1 Categories (other): Austrian German, Southern German, Switzerland German, German entries referencing missing etymons, German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of German entries referencing missing etymons: 77 23 Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 80 20 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 77 23
  2. something that is defined by a value or count of eleven
    (soccer, informal) penalty kick (in association football, taken from eleven metres from the goal)     Tags: informal, masculine, strong Synonyms: Elfmeter, Strafstoß
    Sense id: en-Elfer-de-noun-gxmeni6K Categories (other): Football (soccer) Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports

Inflected forms

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        "something that is defined by a value or count of eleven",
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        "something that is defined by a value or count of eleven",
        "(soccer, informal) penalty kick (in association football, taken from eleven metres from the goal)"
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      "ipa": "/ˈɛlvɐ/",
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