elv

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian elv, from Old Norse elfr, from Proto-Germanic *albī.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛlˀʋ]

Noun

elv c (singular definite elven, plural indefinite elve)

1. river (in the mountains, especially in Scandinavia (outside of Denmark) and in Greenland)

Synonyms

• flod (river in general)
• å (river in Denmark)

Faroese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛlv/

Noun

elv f (genitive singular elvar, plural elvir)

1. (poetic) river

Declension

f2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	elv	elvin	elvir	elvirnar
accusative	elv	elvina	elvir	elvirnar
dative	elv	elvini	elvum	elvunum
genitive	elvar	elvarinnar	elva	elvanna

Synonyms

• (river): á

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛlv]
• Rhymes: -ɛlv

Etymology 1

From eleve (“originally, in the first place”), modeled after Latin principium (“beginning, principle”). Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries. First attested in 1815. First recorded as elev by András Dugonics, later shortened to elv by Pál Szemere.

Noun

elv (plural elvek)

1. principle

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	elv	elvek
accusative	elvet	elveket
dative	elvnek	elveknek
instrumental	elvvel	elvekkel
causal-final	elvért	elvekért
translative	elvvé	elvekké
terminative	elvig	elvekig
essive-formal	elvként	elvekként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	elvben	elvekben
superessive	elven	elveken
adessive	elvnél	elveknél
illative	elvbe	elvekbe
sublative	elvre	elvekre
allative	elvhez	elvekhez
elative	elvből	elvekből
delative	elvről	elvekről
ablative	elvtől	elvektől
non-attributive possessive – singular	elvé	elveké
non-attributive possessive – plural	elvéi	elvekéi

Possessive forms of elv

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	elvem	elveim
2nd person sing.	elved	elveid
3rd person sing.	elve	elvei
1st person plural	elvünk	elveink
2nd person plural	elvetek	elveitek
3rd person plural	elvük	elveik

Derived terms

• elvi → elvileg
• elvszerű
• elvtelen
• elvű

Compound words with this term at the beginning

• elvbarát
• elvhű → elvhűség
• elvtárs

Compound words with this term at the end: non—proper name derivatives

• alapelv
• dinamóelv
• dominóelv
• energiaminimum-elv
• életelv
• hatékonyságelv
• hitelv
• irányelv
• jogelv
• mérlegelv
• permanenciaelv
• rakétaelv
• reflexelv
• skatulyaelv
• talióelv
• tekintélyelv
• vezérelv

Compound words with this term at the end: proper name derivatives

• D’Alembert-elv
• Huygens-elv
• Le Chatelier-elv, Le Chatelier–Braun-elv
• Monroe-elv
• Neumann-elv
• Pauli-elv
• Truman-elv

Further reading

• elv in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• elv in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Etymology 2

From Proto-Ugric *älə (“other side”). Preserved in place names such as Erdély (“Transylvania”, literally “beyond the forest”).

Noun

elv

2. (archaic, regional) the far side; the region beyond something (e.g., a forest or boundary)

Derived terms

• Erdély (“Transylvania”, the first element being erd(ő) (“forest”))

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛlʋ/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

elv f or m (definite singular elva or elven, indefinite plural elver, definite plural elvene)

1. river

   Synonym: (large river) flod

Usage notes

• One of the nouns whose feminine form is predominant in formal writing.

Derived terms

• bielv
• elvebekken
• elvebredd
• elvebåt
• elvedal
• elvedelta
• elveløp
• elvemunning
• elvevann
• lakseelv
• sideelv

Etymology 2

From Old Norse alfr, from Proto-Germanic *albiz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós.

Alternative forms

• alv

Noun

elv m (definite singular elven, indefinite plural elver, definite plural elvene)

1. elf

References

• “elv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛlʋ/, /ælʋ/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

elv f (definite singular elva, indefinite plural elvar or elver, definite plural elvane or elvene)

1. river

Declension

Declension of elv (strong ijō-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	elv	elva	elvar, elver	elvane, elvene
compound-genitive	elve-	―	elve-	―

Landsmål declension of elv (strong ijō-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	elv	elvi	elvar	elvarne
dative	―	elvenne	―	elvom
compound-genitive	elvar-	―	―	―

Synonyms

• flod (large river)

Derived terms

• elvebekken
• elvebredd
• elvebåt
• elvedal
• elvedelta
• elvelaup
• elveløp
• elvemunning
• lakseelv
• sideelv

Etymology 2

From Old Norse alfr, from Proto-Germanic *albiz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós.

Alternative forms

• alv

Noun

elv m (definite singular elven, indefinite plural elvar or elver, definite plural elvane or elvene)

1. elf

References

• “elv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.