elvan

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛlvən/ === Etymology 1 === From a Cornish word, perhaps Cornish elven, elvan (“spark”) because the hard rock could be struck to spark fire. ==== Adjective ==== elvan (comparative more elvan, superlative most elvan) (mining) Of or relating to certain veins of feldspathic or porphyritic rock crossing metalliferous veins in the mining districts of Cornwall. an elvan course ==== Noun ==== elvan (countable and uncountable, plural elvans) (mining) The rock of an elvan vein, or the vein itself. Synonym: elvanite (the rock) === Etymology 2 === Variation of elven (or elfin, which see for more) influenced by -an. ==== Adjective ==== elvan (comparative more elvan, superlative most elvan) (uncommon) Elven, elfin, pertaining to elves. ===== Synonyms ===== see list in elven ===== Translations ===== === References === “elvan”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. Robert Hunter, The Encyclopaedic Dictionary: A New and Original Work of Reference (1901) === Anagrams === Alven, Levan, levan, navel, venal == Swedish == === Noun === elvan definite singular of elva === Anagrams === alven, laven, navel, valen