Faroese

Noun

alv n (genitive singular alvs, uncountable)

1. physical strength, might

Synonyms

• kropsstyrki, megi, máttur

Declension

Finnish

Initialism

alv ‎(arvonlisävero)

1. value added tax

Norwegian Bokmål

alv

Alternative forms

• elv

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alv/, [ɑlʋ]

Noun

alv m ‎(definite singular alven, indefinite plural alver, definite plural alvene)

1. elf (a mythical being)

References

“alv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• elv

Etymology

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

Noun

alv m ‎(definite singular alven, indefinite plural alvar, definite plural alvane)

1. elf (a mythical being)

References

“alv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Vallader) alb

Etymology

From Latin albus.

Adjective

alv m (feminine singular alva, masculine plural alvs, feminine plural alvas)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Puter) white

Antonyms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) nair
• (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) ner
• (Surmiran) neir

Swedish

Alternative forms

• alf (officially obsolete since 1906, but still used)

Etymology

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

Noun

alv c

1. (mythology, fantasy) elf; a human-resembling, often magical, being
2. subsoil

Declension

Related terms

• (mythological being): älva

Compounds

soil

• alvjord