see|Elf
English
Image:Elfo_red.jpg|thumb|right|200px|An elf drawn by Piedachu Peris

Etymology
Middle English from Old English ælf (incubus, elf). Originated from Indo-European root *albho- (brilliant, shining white) via Teutonic languages.

Pronunciation
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�lf, /�lf/, /EIf/
:Rhymes:English:-�lf|Rhymes: -�lf

Noun
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1. A mythical, supernatural being resembling but seen as distinct from humans.
2. Norse mythology A luminous spirit presiding over nature and fertility and dwelling in the world of �lfheim (Elfland). Compare angel, nymph, fairy.
3. fantasy Any of the magical, humanoid, typically forest-guarding races bearing some similarities to the Norse álfar (through Tolkien's Eldar).

Translations
trans-top|a mythical being
Bosnian: patuljak
Chinese: 精�
Croatian: patuljak
Czech: #Czech|elf m
Danish: alf c
Dutch: #Dutch|elf (1)
Finnish: haltija (1, eg. of forest), tonttu (1, belonging to a place, also with Father Christmas), keiju (1, faery), haltia (1, Tolkien etc., roleplaying)
French: elfe m
German: Elf m (1); Elfe f
Greek: ξ��ικά (x�tiká)
Hebrew: ש� ���|שֵ�� �ַ�ָּ� (šed gam�d)
Hindi: द�व
Icelandic: álfur m
Italian: elfo
Irish: lucharachán
Japanese: �精 (����, y�sei), ��� (erufu)
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Korean: �� (el.pŭ)
Lithuanian: elfas m; elf� f
Maltese: nanu, elf
Middle High German: alb, alp
Norwegian: alv m
Old English: ælf
Old High German: alp
Old Norse: álfr
Old Saxon: alf
Polish: #Polish|elf m
Portuguese: elfo m
Russian: �л�� (êlʹf) m
Scottish Gaelic: sìthiche, luspardan, tàcharan
Serbian: па���ак, patuljak
Slovak: Å¡kriatok m
Spanish: elfo, duende
Swedish: alv m; älva f; (concerning Old Norse belief, sometimes) alf
Ukrainian: ал�в (alʹv)
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Derived terms
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elfin
elfinwood
elfish
Elfland
elflock
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elven
elvess
elvish
light elves
dark elves
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See also
fay
fairy
brownie
dwarf
hobbit

References
Marshall Jones Company (1930). Mythology of All Races Series, Volume 2 Eddic, Great Britain: Marshall Jones Company, 1930, pp. 220-221.

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Afrikaans

Numeral
elf

1. cardinal|lang=af eleven

Dutch

Numeral
elf

1. cardinal|lang=nl eleven

Noun
nl-noun|g1m|g2f|elfen|elfje

1. #English|elf (mythical creature)
2. brownie

nl-noun|g1m|g2f|elven|elfje

1. The number eleven, or a representation thereof.

German
:See also Elf

Etymology
Old High German einlif

Numeral
elf

1. cardinal|lang=de eleven

Maltese

Etymology
From Arabic

Numeral
elf

1. cardinal|lang=mt thousand

Polish

Noun
elf m (''plural:elfy)

1. elf#English|elf, mythical or fantasy creature

Usage notes
The plural for the Tolkien creatures is usually elfowie.

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