elfa

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Esperanto elfo

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Italic *-ā

Latin -ader.

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Latin -a

Italian -ader.

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Latin -a

Old Spanish -a

Spanish -ader.

Esperanto -a

Esperanto elfa

From elfo (“elf”) + -a (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈelfa/
• Rhymes: -elfa
• Syllabification: el‧fa

Adjective

elfa (accusative singular elfan, plural elfaj, accusative plural elfajn)

1. (fantasy) resembling or related to elves, elfin, elvish
2. (la elfa) ellipsis of la elfa lingvo (“the Elvish language”), typically referring to Quenya or Sindarin

Hyponyms

• la kvenja (“Quenya”)
• la sindara (“Sindarin”)
• Kvenjo (“Quenya”)
• Sindarino (“Sindarin”)

Related terms

• elfe (“elvishly, in Elvish”)
• elfo (“elf”)

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛlva]
• Rhymes: -ɛlva

Noun

elfa f (genitive singular elfu, nominative plural elfur)

1. (poetic) river

   Synonyms: á, fljót, elfur, vatnsfall

Declension

Declension of elfa (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	elfa	elfan	elfur	elfurnar
accusative	elfu	elfuna	elfur	elfurnar
dative	elfu	elfunni	elfum	elfunum
genitive	elfu	elfunnar	elfa	elfanna

Lombard

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛlfa/
• Hyphenation: el‧fa

Noun

elfa f (plural elfe) (New Lombard Orthography)

1. female equivalent of elf

Polish

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛl.fa/
• Rhymes: -ɛlfa
• Syllabification: el‧fa

Noun

elfa m animal

1. genitive/accusative singular of elf

Portuguese

Noun

elfa f (plural elfas)

1. female equivalent of elfo

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈelfa/ [ˈel.fa]
• Rhymes: -elfa
• Syllabification: el‧fa

Noun

elfa f (plural elfas)

1. female equivalent of elfo
2. (Internet slang) chick, gal

   Coordinate term: papu