Polyglot Dictionary

elfe

/ɛlf/

le noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les elfes

Meaning

  1. elf

    • L'elfe vit au fond des bois.

      The elf lives deep in the woods.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

lutin

Close — both are small mythical creatures, an elf and an imp/pixie.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

duende

duende is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "elf."

Portuguese

elfo

elfo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "elf."

Practice

1 What does elfe mean?

2 Fill the gap: L'___ vit au fond des bois.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches elfe?

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