"Elsa" meaning in Swedish

See Elsa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Elsa.wav Forms: Elsas [genitive]
Etymology: Rare medieval contraction of Elisabet, also a variant Danish Else. First recorded in Sweden in 1422. Taken to general use in the 19th century through the influence of the identical German name. Head templates: {{head|sv|proper noun|genitive|Elsas|g=c|head=}} Elsa c (genitive Elsas), {{sv-proper noun|c}} Elsa c (genitive Elsas)
  1. a female given name Tags: common-gender Categories (topical): Swedish female given names, Swedish given names
    Sense id: en-Elsa-sv-name-pLhOhtoi Categories (other): Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Elsas",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "g": "c",
        "head": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "c"
      },
      "expansion": "Elsa c (genitive Elsas)",
      "name": "sv-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 9 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "name": "Swedish female given names",
          "parents": [
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            "Given names",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a female given name"
      ],
      "id": "en-Elsa-sv-name-pLhOhtoi",
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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}
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  "etymology_text": "Rare medieval contraction of Elisabet, also a variant Danish Else. First recorded in Sweden in 1422. Taken to general use in the 19th century through the influence of the identical German name.",
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    {
      "form": "Elsas",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "sv",
        "2": "proper noun",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "c"
      },
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      "name": "sv-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Pages with 9 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Swedish common-gender nouns",
        "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
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        "Swedish given names",
        "Swedish lemmas",
        "Swedish proper nouns"
      ],
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        "a female given name"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Elsa"
}

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