Elbe

From German Elbe, from Middle High German Elbe, from Old High German Elba, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *albī.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛlbə/, /ɛlb/

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• Rhymes: -ɛlbə, -ɛlb

Elbe

1. A river in central Europe that passes through the Czech Republic and Germany before flowing into the North Sea.

• Blee, Ebel, Eble, beel, blee, bélé

• IPA^(key): /ɛlb/

Elbe f

1. Elbe (a major river of the Czech Republic and Germany)
2. Elba (an island in the Tuscan Archipelago)

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛlbə/

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• Hyphenation: El‧be

From Middle High German Elbe, from Old High German Elba, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *albī (“river”), attested in Latin as Albis. Compare Old Norse elfr, Swedish älv.

die Elbe f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Elbe)

1. Elbe (a major river of the Czech Republic and Germany)

• “Elbe” in Duden online

Elbe m (weak, genitive Elben, plural Elben)

1. Alternative form of Elb (“elf”)