elfin

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

1. An elf; an inhabitant of fairy-land.
2. A little urchin or child.
3. Any of the butterflies in the subgenus Incisalia of the North American lycaenid genus Callophrys.

Adj

Relating to or resembling an elf or elves, especially in tiny size or features.

Concetti

elfo

🧝

minuscolo

piccolo

degli elfi

sinonimi

elvish

elflike

elfish

fey

inscrutable

magical

mysterious

mystical

secret

㊙️

secretive

elfinwood

krummholz

sibyllic

elfin tree

charming

elve

delicate

fairy

🧚

imp

👿

Traduzioni

elfe

🧝

fada

🧚

elfa

Elfe

küçük

yaramaz

ele avuca sığmaz

lutin

👿

διαβολάκι

enfant

🧒

féerique

🧚

عفريتي

nain

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈɛlfɪn/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: elven

Ereditato da inglese antico: elfen

Affine tedesco medio alto: elbinne

In summary

From Middle English elven, from Old English elfen, ælfen (“nymph, spirit, fairy”), feminine of elf, ælf (“elf”), equivalent to elf + -in. Cognate with Middle High German elbinne (“a fairy, nymph”).