эльфийский

Russian

Etymology

эльф (elʹf) + -ский (-skij), from English elf.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɪlʲˈfʲijskʲɪj]

Adjective

эльфи́йский (elʹfíjskij)

  1. (fantasy) Related to elves; elven; elvish.
  2. (fantasy) Related to any fictional language used by elves.
    Эльфи́йские ру́ны
    Elʹfíjskije rúny
    Elvish runes

Declension

Noun

эльфи́йский (elʹfíjskij) m inan (genitive эльфи́йского, uncountable) (язы́к)

  1. (fantasy) "Elvish" language; any fictional language used by a race or culture of elves.
    Эльфи́йский тако́й тру́дный язы́к.
    Elʹfíjskij takój trúdnyj jazýk.
    Elvish is quite a difficult language.

Declension

See also

  • квэ́нья (kvɛ́nʹja, Quenya), an Elvish language from Tolkien's writings
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