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elvish

adj · name · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈɛlvɪʃ/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or having to do with elves; elven.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

The language spoken by elves.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: fantasy

Examples

  • These difficult runes are written in Elvish.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

usually good-naturedly mischievous

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight
  • elvish tricks

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: elfin, elfish

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English elvyssh, from Old English ielfisċ. Equivalent to elf + -ish.

See elvish.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: елфически (elfičeski) — language spoken by elves
  • Chinese Mandarin: 精靈語 /精灵语 — language spoken by elves
  • Czech: elfština — language spoken by elves
  • French: elfique — language spoken by elves
  • Italian: elfico — language spoken by elves
  • Japanese: エルフ語 — language spoken by elves
  • Polish: język elficki — language spoken by elves
  • Portuguese: élfico — language spoken by elves
  • Russian: эльфи́йский (elʹfíjskij) — language spoken by elves
  • Spanish: élfico — language spoken by elves
  • Turkish: Elf dili — language spoken by elves
  • Turkish: Elfçe — language spoken by elves