Danish edit

Etymology edit

From German Elbe, from Proto-Germanic *albī (river), cognate with Danish elv (river).

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Elben c (indefinite Elb or Elben)

  1. the River Elbe

Usage notes edit

  • The indefinite form is sometimes used with a preceding adjective, e.g. den nedre Elb or den nedre Elben.

German edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛlbn̩]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: El·ben

Noun edit

Elben

  1. genitive singular of Elb
  2. plural of Elb