how to pronounce эльф

/ɛlʲf/

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the above transcription of эльф is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

эльф is pronounced in one syllable

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lʲ

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An example use of эльф in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… ярослав эльф торговец и говорит колли …”

meanings of эльф

noun:

Elf.

эльф frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word эльф occurs in russian on average 1.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.