Masculine

alf

Meaning

a type of folkloristic humanoid or spirit; an elf

Concepts

Synonyms

Frequency

C1
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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