Elli
See also: elli and -elli
Finnish
Etymology
Diminutive of Elisabet, Elina (“Helen”) and Eleonoora (“Eleanor”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈelːi/, [ˈe̞lːi]
- Rhymes: -elːi
- Syllabification(key): El‧li
Proper noun
Elli
- a female given name
- 1840 Kanteletar:1:224 Ellin velli:
- Velli kaatui karsinahan,
- Ellin lapset lakkimahan,
- Elli itse itkemähän,
- muu pere murajamahan.
- 1971, Kalle Päätalo, Huonemiehen poika, Gummerus, published 1981, →ISBN, page 523:
- —Pirun laillako minä lienen häkeltyny siinä papin eissä niin että menin sanomaan tuon tyttären nimet väärin päin...! Pijin mielessäni, että sanon Edith Elli niin kun oli puhe, mutta enkö jumaliste laukasukki kuulosalle Elli Edith. Helekkari että minua suivauttaa!
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- 1840 Kanteletar:1:224 Ellin velli:
Declension
| Inflection of Elli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Elli | Ellit | |
| genitive | Ellin | Ellien | |
| partitive | Elliä | Ellejä | |
| illative | Elliin | Elleihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Elli | Ellit | |
| accusative | nom. | Elli | Ellit |
| gen. | Ellin | ||
| genitive | Ellin | Ellien | |
| partitive | Elliä | Ellejä | |
| inessive | Ellissä | Elleissä | |
| elative | Ellistä | Elleistä | |
| illative | Elliin | Elleihin | |
| adessive | Ellillä | Elleillä | |
| ablative | Elliltä | Elleiltä | |
| allative | Ellille | Elleille | |
| essive | Ellinä | Elleinä | |
| translative | Elliksi | Elleiksi | |
| instructive | — | Ellein | |
| abessive | Ellittä | Elleittä | |
| comitative | — | Elleineen | |
| Possessive forms of Elli (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Ellini | Ellimme |
| 2nd person | Ellisi | Ellinne |
| 3rd person | Ellinsä | |
German
Alternative forms
- Elly
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʔɛli/
Proper noun
Elli
- a diminutive of the female given name Elisabeth
Icelandic
Etymology 1
Shortened (and phonetically simplified) from Erlendur, Erlingur, Ellert, etc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛlːɪ/ (usually)
- Rhymes: -ɛlːɪ
- IPA(key): /ˈɛtlɪ/ (when derived from Erlendur as pronounced /ˈɛtl(ɛ~ɪ)ntʏr/
- Rhymes: -ɛtlɪ
- Homophone: elli
Proper noun
Elli m
- Diminutive form male given names starting with Erl- or El-, such as Erlendur, Erlingur, Ellert
Declension
declension of Elli
| m-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | Elli | Ellinn | Ellar | Ellarnir |
| accusative | Ella | Ellann | Ella | Ellana |
| dative | Ella | Ellanum | Ellum | Ellunum |
| genitive | Ella | Ellans | Ella | Ellanna |
Etymology 2
From elli (“old age”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛtlɪ/
- Rhymes: -ɛtlɪ
- Homophone: elli
Proper noun
Elli f
- (Norse mythology) The personification of old age as an old woman, who defeats Thor in a wrestling match.
Declension
declension of Elli
| f-w2 | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ||
| nominative | Elli | |
| accusative | Elli | |
| dative | Elli | |
| genitive | Elli | |