Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

elfish

/ˈɛlfɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables: elfish
IPA: /ˈɛlfɪʃ/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characteristic of an elf; elfin, elven.

adj

Example Sentences

"GWM, elfish, thin fem wants bad white street boy, black-haired, thick together eye brows, long chin, long boned, wide/long nose, hight ^([sic]) skin."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *albʰósder. Proto-Germanic *albiz Proto-West Germanic *albi Old English ielf Middle English elf English elf Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English elfish From elf + -ish.

Inflected Forms

more elfish (comparative) most elfish (superlative) elvish (alternative)

Derived Forms

elfishly elfishness

Synonyms

list in elven elfin elvish

Rhymes With

selfish

Questions

How do you pronounce elfish?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛlfɪʃ/.
What does elfish mean?: Characteristic of an elf; elfin, elven.
Where does elfish come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *albʰósder. Proto-Germanic *albiz Proto-West Germanic *albi Old English ielf Middle English elf English elf Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English elfish From elf + -ish.

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