"älv" meaning in Swedish

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Noun

IPA: /ɛlv/ Audio: Sv-en älv.ogg [Gotland]
Rhymes: -ɛlv Etymology: From Old Norse elfr, from Proto-Germanic *albī (“river”). Compare Norwegian Bokmål elv, German Elbe. Etymology templates: {{der|sv|non|elfr}} Old Norse elfr, {{der|sv|gem-pro|*albī||river}} Proto-Germanic *albī (“river”), {{cog|nb|elv}} Norwegian Bokmål elv, {{cog|de|Elbe}} German Elbe Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=c|g2=|head=|sort=}} älv c, {{sv-noun|c}} älv c Inflection templates: {{sv-infl-noun-c-ar}}, {{sv-decl-noun|älv|älven|älvar|älvarna|älvs|älvens|älvars|älvarnas|base=älv|definitions=|gender=Common}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], älv [indefinite, nominative, singular], älven [definite, nominative, singular], älvar [indefinite, nominative, plural], älvarna [definite, nominative, plural], älvs [genitive, indefinite, singular], älvens [definite, genitive, singular], älvars [genitive, indefinite, plural], älvarnas [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. a river Tags: common-gender Categories (place): Bodies of water, Landforms Synonyms: älf [pre-1906], elf [pre-1889] Related terms: å, älva, elva, flod, ström
    Sense id: en-älv-sv-noun-tR5yIXV4 Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for älv meaning in Swedish (3.3kB)

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        "1": "sv",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "elfr"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*albī",
        "4": "",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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    },
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      },
      "expansion": "German Elbe",
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    },
    {
      "form": "sv-infl-noun-c-ar",
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    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "älven",
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        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "älvar",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "älvarna",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
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        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "älvens",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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          "name": "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
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      "links": [
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        ]
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        {
          "word": "å"
        },
        {
          "word": "älva"
        },
        {
          "word": "elva"
        },
        {
          "word": "flod"
        },
        {
          "word": "ström"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "älf [pre-1906]"
        },
        {
          "word": "elf [pre-1889]"
        }
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    },
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    },
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      "tags": [
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      ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "älv"
}
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    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sv-infl-noun-c-ar",
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "älvar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "älvarna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "älvs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "älvens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "älvars",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "älvarnas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      },
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    }
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    },
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        "5": "älvs",
        "6": "älvens",
        "7": "älvars",
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        "base": "älv",
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  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "å"
    },
    {
      "word": "älva"
    },
    {
      "word": "elva"
    },
    {
      "word": "flod"
    },
    {
      "word": "ström"
    }
  ],
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        "Rhymes:Swedish/ɛlv/1 syllable",
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        "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
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        "Swedish nouns",
        "Swedish terms derived from Old Norse",
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        "Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Swedish terms with audio links",
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        "sv:Landforms"
      ],
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        "a river"
      ],
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        "common-gender"
      ]
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛlv"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Gotland"
      ],
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    }
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    {
      "word": "älf [pre-1906]"
    },
    {
      "word": "elf [pre-1889]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "älv"
}

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