elv

From Norwegian elv, from Old Norse elfr, from Proto-Germanic *albī.

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛlˀʋ]

elv c (singular definite elven, plural indefinite elve)

1. river (in the mountains, especially in Scandinavia (outside of Denmark) and in Greenland)

• flod (river in general)
• å (river in Denmark)

From Old Norse elfr, from Proto-Germanic *albī.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛlv/

elv f (genitive singular elvar, plural elvir)

1. (poetic) river

• (river): á

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛlv]
• Rhymes: -ɛlv

elv (plural elvek)

1. principle

• elv in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• elv in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (’A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2023)

• IPA^(key): /ɛlʋ/

From Old Norse elfr, from Proto-Germanic *albī.

elv f or m (definite singular elva or elven, indefinite plural elver, definite plural elvene)

1. a river

   Synonym: (large river) flod

• One of the nouns whose feminine form is predominant in formal writing.

From Old Norse alfr, from Proto-Germanic *albiz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós.

• alv

elv m (definite singular elven, indefinite plural elver, definite plural elvene)

1. an elf

• “elv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

• IPA^(key): /ɛlʋ/

From Old Norse elfr, from Proto-Germanic *albī.

elv f (definite singular elva, indefinite plural elvar or elver, definite plural elvane or elvene)

1. a river

• flod (large river)

From Old Norse alfr, from Proto-Germanic *albiz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós.

• alv

elv m (definite singular elven, indefinite plural elvar or elver, definite plural elvane or elvene)

1. an elf

• “elv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.