"elf" meaning in Polish

See elf in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɛlf/
Rhymes: -ɛlf Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *albʰósder. Proto-Germanic *albiz Proto-West Germanic *albi Old English ielf Middle English elf English elfbor. German Elfbor. Polish elf Borrowed from German Elf. Etymology templates: {{ety|pl|:bor|de:Elf|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *albʰósder. Proto-Germanic *albiz Proto-West Germanic *albi Old English ielf Middle English elf English elfbor. German Elfbor. Polish elf [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "white", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*albʰós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*albiz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*albi", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "ielf", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "elf", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "elf", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Elf", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Polish", "term" : "elf", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "pl" }" data-lang="pl" data-title="elf"> Borrowed from German Elf. Head templates: {{pl-noun|m-anml|dim=elfik}} elf m animal (diminutive elfik) Inflection templates: {{pl-decl-noun-m-anml}} Forms: elfik [diminutive], no-table-tags [table-tags], elf [nominative, singular], elfy [nominative, plural], elfa [genitive, singular], elfów [genitive, plural], elfowi [dative, singular], elfom [dative, plural], elfa [accusative, singular], elfy [accusative, plural], elfem [instrumental, singular], elfami [instrumental, plural], elfie [locative, singular], elfach [locative, plural], elfie [singular, vocative], elfy [plural, vocative]
  1. elf (mythical or fantasy creature) Tags: animal-not-person, masculine Derived forms: elfi [adjective]

Inflected forms

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    {
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        "1": "pl",
        "2": ":bor",
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      "form": "elf",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elfy",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elfa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "elfów",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "elfowi",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "elfom",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elfa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "elfy",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elfem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elfami",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elfie",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elfach",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elfie",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elfy",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
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    }
  ],
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    "elf"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "elf"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "pl-decl-noun-m-anml"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Polish",
  "lang_code": "pl",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "parents": [],
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          "name": "J. R. R. Tolkien",
          "orig": "pl:J. R. R. Tolkien",
          "parents": [],
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        }
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          "tags": [
            "adjective"
          ],
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        }
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        "elf (mythical or fantasy creature)"
      ],
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          "elf",
          "elf#English"
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    },
    {
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    }
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  "word": "elf"
}
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        "adjective"
      ],
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    }
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        "text": "+",
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      },
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "elfik",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "elfy",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
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      "form": "elfom",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elfa",
      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elfem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "elfami",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "elfie",
      "source": "declension",
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        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elfach",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elfie",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elfy",
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      ]
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        "Polish nouns",
        "Polish terms borrowed from German",
        "Polish terms derived from English",
        "Polish terms derived from German",
        "Polish terms derived from Middle English",
        "Polish terms derived from Old English",
        "Polish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Polish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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        "Polish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *albʰós",
        "Polish terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    }
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}

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