Elbe

(Anglès)

Name

Elbe (a major river in central Europe that passes through the Czech Republic and Germany before flowing into the North Sea)

Noun

alternative form of Elb (“elf”)

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈɛlbə/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de alt alemany mitjà: Elbe

Heretat de alt alemany antic: Elba

Cognat amb nòrdic antic: elfr

Cognat amb suec: älv

In summary

From Middle High German Elbe, from Old High German Elba, from Proto-West Germanic *albī, from Proto-Germanic *albī (“river, Elbe”), attested in Latin as Albis. Compare Old Norse elfr, Swedish älv.

Conceptes

Elba

Sinònims

Elb

🧝

Elfe

Elba

Elf

Fee

🧚

Albe

Recker

Kobold

Luftgeist

Teufelchen

Sylphe

Frases

Die Elbe mündet in die Nordsee .

The Elbe flows into the North Sea.

Die Elbe fließt nördlich und bildet hier die die Landesgrenze zu Schleswig-Holstein .

The Elbe flows north and forms the state border with Schleswig-Holstein.