Phonetic Breakdown of "elves"
Learn how to break down "elves" into its phonetic components. Understanding syllables and phonetics helps with pronunciation, spelling, and language learning.
Standard Phonetic Pronunciation:
/ɛlvz/
Phonetic representation based on standard dictionaries
IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:
EH1 L V Z
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Definition of "elves"
Pronunciation: /ɛlvz/
Noun
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A luminous spirit presiding over nature and fertility and dwelling in the world of Álfheim (Elfland). Compare angel, nymph, fairy.
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Any from a race of mythical, supernatural beings resembling but seen as distinct from human beings. They are usually delicate-featured and skilled in magic or spellcrafting; sometimes depicted as clashing with dwarves, especially in modern fantasy literature.
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Any of the magical, typically forest-guarding races bearing some similarities to the Norse álfar (through Tolkien's Eldar).
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A very diminutive person; a dwarf.
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The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).
Noun
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An upper atmospheric optical phenomenon associated with thunderstorms, rapidly expanding disk-shaped regions of luminosity, lasting less than a thousandth of a second, which occur high above energetic cloud-to-ground lightning of positive or negative polarity