Elbe

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English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

From German Elbe, from Middle High German Elbe, from Old High German Elba, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *albī.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛlbə/, /ɛlb/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛlbə, -ɛlb

Proper noun[edit]

Elbe

  1. A river in central Europe that passes through the Czech Republic and Germany before flowing into the North Sea.

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French[edit]

French Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Elbe f

  1. Elbe (a major river of the Czech Republic and Germany)
  2. Elba (an island in the Tuscan Archipelago)

German[edit]

German Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛlbə/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: El‧be

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle High German Elbe, from Old High German Elba, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *albī (“river”), attested in Latin as Albis. Compare Old Norse elfr, Swedish älv.

Proper noun[edit]

die Elbe f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Elbe)

  1. Elbe (a major river of the Czech Republic and Germany)
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Further reading[edit]

  • “Elbe” in Duden online

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

Elbe m (weak, genitive Elben, plural Elben)

  1. Alternative form of Elb (“elf”)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Elbe [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Elbe die Elben
genitive eines des Elben der Elben
dative einem dem Elben den Elben
accusative einen den Elben die Elben
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