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Elf.

eleven

3 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʔɛlf/
  1. eleven

    feminine
  2. football team, XI (so called because eleven is the number of players on such a team)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From elf (“eleven”).

noun/ʔɛlf/
  1. elf

    masculine · mixed
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from English elf in 18th century literature, from Old English ælf, from Proto-West Germanic *albi, from Proto-Germanic *albiz. Doublet of Alb.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.