"elv" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

See elv in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɛlʋ/ Forms: elva [definite, singular], elven [definite, singular], elver [indefinite, plural], elvene [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse elfr, from Proto-Germanic *albī. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|non|elfr}} Old Norse elfr, {{der|nb|gem-pro|*albī}} Proto-Germanic *albī
  1. river Tags: feminine, masculine Synonyms: flod
    Sense id: en-elv-nb-noun-X1qO2PE5 Categories (other): Bodies of water, Landforms Disambiguation of Bodies of water: 50 50 Disambiguation of Landforms: 66 34 Derived forms: bielv, elvebekken, elvebredd, elvebåt, elvedal, elvedelta, elveløp, elvemunning, elvevann, lakseelv, sideelv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ɛlʋ/ Forms: elven [definite, singular], elver [indefinite, plural], elvene [definite, plural], alv [alternative]
Etymology: From Old Norse alfr, from Proto-Germanic *albiz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|non|alfr}} Old Norse alfr, {{der|nb|gem-pro|*albiz}} Proto-Germanic *albiz, {{der|nb|ine-pro|*albʰós}} Proto-Indo-European *albʰós
  1. elf Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-elv-nb-noun-eA2Esg16 Categories (other): Bodies of water Disambiguation of Bodies of water: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "elfr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse elfr",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*albī"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *albī",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse elfr, from Proto-Germanic *albī.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "elva",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elven",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elver",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elvene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nb",
          "name": "Bodies of water",
          "orig": "nb:Bodies of water",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "66 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nb",
          "name": "Landforms",
          "orig": "nb:Landforms",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "bielv"
        },
        {
          "word": "elvebekken"
        },
        {
          "word": "elvebredd"
        },
        {
          "word": "elvebåt"
        },
        {
          "word": "elvedal"
        },
        {
          "word": "elvedelta"
        },
        {
          "word": "elveløp"
        },
        {
          "word": "elvemunning"
        },
        {
          "word": "elvevann"
        },
        {
          "word": "lakseelv"
        },
        {
          "word": "sideelv"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "river"
      ],
      "id": "en-elv-nb-noun-X1qO2PE5",
      "links": [
        [
          "river",
          "river"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "flod"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛlʋ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "elv"
}

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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse alfr, from Proto-Germanic *albiz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "elven",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elver",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elvene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alv",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "elf"
      ],
      "id": "en-elv-nb-noun-eA2Esg16",
      "links": [
        [
          "elf",
          "elf"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛlʋ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "elv"
}
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    "nb:Bodies of water",
    "nb:Landforms",
    "nn:Bodies of water",
    "nn:Landforms"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "bielv"
    },
    {
      "word": "elvebekken"
    },
    {
      "word": "elvebredd"
    },
    {
      "word": "elvebåt"
    },
    {
      "word": "elvedal"
    },
    {
      "word": "elvedelta"
    },
    {
      "word": "elveløp"
    },
    {
      "word": "elvemunning"
    },
    {
      "word": "elvevann"
    },
    {
      "word": "lakseelv"
    },
    {
      "word": "sideelv"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "elfr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse elfr",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*albī"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *albī",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse elfr, from Proto-Germanic *albī.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "elva",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elven",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elver",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elvene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "river"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "river",
          "river"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "flod"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛlʋ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "elv"
}

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    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "nb:Bodies of water",
    "nb:Landforms",
    "nn:Bodies of water",
    "nn:Landforms"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "non",
        "3": "alfr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse alfr",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*albiz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *albiz",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
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        "3": "*albʰós"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *albʰós",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse alfr, from Proto-Germanic *albiz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "elven",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elver",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elvene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alv",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "elf"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "elf",
          "elf"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛlʋ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "elv"
}

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