Noun: elja
Gender: f
Declension:
Nominative
| Sg. Indef. | elja |
| Sg. Def. | eljan |
| Pl. Indef. | eljur |
| Pl. Def. | eljurnar |
Genitive
| Sg. Indef. | elju |
| Sg. Def. | eljunnar |
| Pl. Indef. | elja |
| Pl. Def. | eljanna |
Dative
| Sg. Indef. | elju |
| Sg. Def. | eljunni |
| Pl. Indef. | eljum |
| Pl. Def. | eljunum |
Accusative
| Sg. Indef. | elju |
| Sg. Def. | eljuna |
| Pl. Indef. | eljur |
| Pl. Def. | eljurnar |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like elja
snupra,
snerra,
satíra,
smiðja,
slaufa,
harmónikka,
sjálfa,
skyssa,
munkahetta,
skissa,
skinka,
skinna,
skotta,
skonsa,
skessa,
skepna,
skeina,
skemma,
upprisa,
tvísykra, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From Old Norse eljan, from Proto-Germanic *aljaną. Cognate with Old English ellen (“strength, courage”). See: Old Norse Nouns '
eljan', Old English Nouns '
ellen'.
Verbs referencing "elja"
English Nouns
ellen, Old English Nouns
ellen, Old Norse Nouns
eljan.
Translations