different between alfonso vs alf

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse alfr, from Proto-Germanic *albiz.

Noun

alf c (singular definite alfen, plural indefinite alfer)

1. fairy
2. elf

Declension

Derived terms

• alfedans c
• alfedronning c
• alfelet
• alfepige c
• lysalf c
• svartalf c

References

• “alf” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch alf, from Old Dutch *alf, from Proto-Germanic *albiz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *alb?ós. Doublet with Dutch elf (“elf”), a modern borrowing from English.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?lf/
• Hyphenation: alf
• Rhymes: -?lf

Noun

alf m (plural alven, diminutive alfje n, feminine alve)

1. a type of folkloristic humanoid or spirit; an elf

Synonyms

• (mythical being): elf

Derived terms

• alvermannetje

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *alf, from Proto-Germanic *albiz.

Noun

alf m

1. elf, evil spirit

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: alf

Further reading

• “alf”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “alf”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *albiz.

Noun

alf m

1. elf

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse alfr, from Proto-Germanic *albiz.

Noun

alf c

1. elf; Alternative spelling of alv

Usage notes

• The word alf (alfven, alfver) turned into alv (alven, alver) in the 1906 spelling reform. Somehow, the old form also lives on, but now with different inflected forms.

Declension

Anagrams

• fal

Vilamovian

Pronunciation

Numeral

?lf

1. eleven

West Frisian

Numeral

alf

1. Alternative form of alve