elsa

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See also: Elsa

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Lombardic *hilza, from Proto-Germanic *heltō, *heltą, from Proto-Indo-European *kel-. Cognate with English hilt, Icelandic hjilt.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈel.sa/
  • Rhymes: -elsa
  • Hyphenation: él‧sa

Noun[edit]

elsa f (plural else)

  1. hilt (of a sword)
  2. crossguard

Further reading[edit]

  • elsa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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