elfur

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛlvʏr/

  Rhymes: -ɛlvʏr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse elfr, from Proto-Germanic *albī.

Noun

elfur f (genitive singular elfar, nominative plural elfar)

1. a large river

Declension

declension of elfur

f-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	elfur	elfurin	elfar	elfarnar
accusative	elfi	elfina	elfar	elfarnar
dative	elfi	elfinni	elfum	elfunum
genitive	elfar	elfarinnar	elfa	elfanna

Synonyms

• (river): á, fljót

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

elfur

1. indefinite nominative plural of elfa
2. indefinite accusative plural of elfa