"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}}, {{suffix|de|elf|er}} 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. someone or something with the number eleven (a bus line, a football player etc.) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Elfer-de-noun-kC~6CS4G Categories (other): German entries referencing ambiguous etymons, German entries referencing missing etymons, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 80 20 Disambiguation of German entries referencing missing etymons: 78 22 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17
  2. penalty kick (in association football, taken from eleven metres from the goal) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Elfer-de-noun-d67IJxMo Categories (other): German terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -er: 34 66

Inflected forms

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        "someone or something with the number eleven (a bus line, a football player etc.)"
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        "penalty kick (in association football, taken from eleven metres from the goal)"
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          "metre",
          "metre"
        ],
        [
          "goal",
          "goal"
        ]
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      ]
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈɛlvɐ/",
      "note": "predominantly"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈɛlfɐ/",
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      "source": "declension",
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          "goal",
          "goal"
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