What is the difference between elves and elfs?
Only one of these spellings is correct in standard American English. Elfs is an incorrect spelling of the plural form of the noun elf. People who write elfs mean to refer to two or more magical creatures that are similar to fairies. Elves is the correct spelling for the plural form of the noun elf.
What is the irregular plural form of elf?
Examples of Irregular Plural Nouns To make such a word plural, you change the “f” to “ve” and add an “s.” Irregular plural nouns that end in ves: More than one elf = elves.
What is the singular possessive of elf?
| Examples (possessive) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Eldaiva | “Elves’” | plural |
| Eldarinwe | “Elvish” | plural |
| quenderinwe | “of Elvish-kind” | plural |
| quenderinwe | “Elvish” | plural |
What is the meaning of elfs?
1 : a small often mischievous fairy. 2 : a small lively creature also : a usually lively mischievous or malicious person. ELF.
Is elves supposed to be capitalized?
Unless elves are from an actual place called El, Elvia, or Elfon, their racial name should not be capitalized. This is why elf, dwarf, orc, troll, and goblin are all lowercased — they are simply common nouns.
Which plural spelling rule should you follow to make the elf plural?
The plural of elf is always elves. Unfortunately, there is no clever way of knowing which nouns ending f or fe follow which rules. You have to know. (For example, you have to know that elf becomes elves, but safe becomes safes.)
Is elves a proper noun?
This is why elf, dwarf, orc, troll, and goblin are all lowercased — they are simply common nouns. However, languages, cultures, tribes, and specific designators do constitute proper nouns, and should always be capitalized.
What is elf full form?
ELF
| Definition | : | Extremely Low-Frequency |
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| Category | : | Academic & Science » Electronics |
| Country/ Region | : | Worldwide |
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What noun is elf?
noun, plural elves [elvz]. (in folklore) one of a class of preternatural beings, especially from mountainous regions, with magical powers, given to capricious and often mischievous interference in human affairs, and usually imagined to be a diminutive being in human form; sprite; fairy.
What is the plural form of life?
lives
noun, plural lives [lahyvz].