elsa

See also: Elsa

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

elsa f (plural else)

1. hilt (of a sword)
2. crossguard

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• Ales, lesa, sale