Elbe

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/ˈɛlbə//ɛlb/

proper noun

A major river in central Europe that passes through the Czech Republic and Germany before flowing into the North Sea.

OriginGerman Elbe ← Middle High German Elbe ← Old High German Elba →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A major river in central Europe that passes through the Czech Republic and Germany before flowing into the North Sea.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*albī
  2. Proto-West Germanic[Term?]
  3. Old High GermanElba
  4. Middle High GermanElbe
  5. GermanElbe
  6. EnglishElbe

From German Elbe, from Middle High German Elbe, from Old High German Elba, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *albī.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ἄλβις, Ἄλβιος
  • Ἄλβις (Álbis)European river
  • Ἄλβιος (Álbios)European river
Arabic إلبه
  • إلبه (ilbeh)European river
Bulgarian Ѐлба
  • Ѐлба (Èlba)European river
Catalan Elba
  • ElbaEuropean river
Chinese Mandarin 易北河
  • 易北河 (Yìběi hé)European river
Czech Labe
  • LabeEuropean river
Danish Elben
  • ElbenEuropean river
Dutch Elbe
  • ElbeEuropean river
Esperanto Elbo
  • ElboEuropean river
Estonian Elbe
  • ElbeEuropean river
Finnish Elbe, Elbejoki
  • ElbeEuropean river
  • ElbejokiEuropean river
French Elbe
  • ElbeEuropean river
German Elbe
  • ElbeEuropean river
Greek Έλβας
  • Έλβας (Élvas)European river
Hindi एल्बे
  • एल्बे (elbe)European river
Hungarian Elba
  • ElbaEuropean river
Icelandic Saxelfur
  • SaxelfurEuropean river
Italian Elba
  • ElbaEuropean river
Japanese エルベ, エルベ川
  • エルベ (Erube)European river
  • エルベ川 (Erube-gawa)European river
Korean 엘베
  • 엘베 (Elbe)European river
Latin Albis, Alba
  • AlbisEuropean river
  • AlbaEuropean river
Lithuanian Elbė
  • ElbėEuropean river
Norwegian Bokmål Elben
  • ElbenEuropean river
Polish Łaba
  • ŁabaEuropean river
Portuguese Elba
  • ElbaEuropean river
Romanian Elba
  • ElbaEuropean river
Russian Э́льба, Ла́ба
  • Э́льба (Élʹba)European river
  • Ла́ба (Lába)European river
Slovak Labe
  • LabeEuropean river
Spanish Elba
  • ElbaEuropean river
Swedish Elbe
  • ElbeEuropean river
Turkish Elbe, Elbe Nehri
  • ElbeEuropean river
  • Elbe NehriEuropean river
Ukrainian Ельба
  • Ельба (Elʹba)European river
Vietnamese sông En-bơ
  • sông En-bơEuropean river
Yiddish עלבע
  • עלבע (elbe)European river

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Elbe

melba
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Anagrams

EbelbleeEblebeel
Cite this entry
APA

Elbe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elbe

MLA

“Elbe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elbe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Elbe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elbe.

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