Masculine
alf
Meaning
a type of folkloristic humanoid or spirit; an elf
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɑlf/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch alf, from Old Dutch *alf, from Proto-Germanic *albiz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós. Doublet with Dutch elf (“elf”), a modern borrowing from English.
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