Elbe

See also: elbe

English

Etymology

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

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

Proper noun

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

Proper noun

Elbe f

  1. Elbe (a river in Central Europe)
  2. Elba (island in the Tuscan Archipelago)

German

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

Etymology 1

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

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

  1. Elbe (a river in Central Europe)
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Further reading
  • “Elbe” in Duden online

Noun

Elbe m (weak, genitive Elben, plural Elben)

  1. Alternative form of Elb (“elf”)
Declension
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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