Noun: álfur
Gender: m
Declension:
Nominative
| Sg. Indef. | álfur |
| Sg. Def. | álfurinn |
| Pl. Indef. | álfar |
| Pl. Def. | álfarnir |
Genitive
| Sg. Indef. | álfs |
| Sg. Def. | álfsins |
| Pl. Indef. | álfa |
| Pl. Def. | álfanna |
Dative
| Sg. Indef. | álfi |
| Sg. Def. | álfinum |
| Pl. Indef. | álfum |
| Pl. Def. | álfunum |
Accusative
| Sg. Indef. | álf |
| Sg. Def. | álfinn |
| Pl. Indef. | álfa |
| Pl. Def. | álfana |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like álfur
búálfur,
tölvupóstur,
sæhestur,
beitukóngur,
gráðostur,
graðhestur,
æðarkóngur,
sandstormur,
silkiormur,
brunnur,
flóðhestur,
broddur,
músvákur,
gjóstur,
bandormur,
hvirfilvindur,
álandsvindur,
sokkaleistur,
þráðormur,
grunnur, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From Old Norse alfr, from Proto-Germanic *albiz, from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós. See: Old Norse Nouns '
alfr'.
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