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elf.

eleven

3 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

num/ɛlf/[ʔɛlf]
  1. eleven

    cardinal · numeral
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German eilf, eilef, einlif, from Old High German einlif, from Proto-Germanic *ainalif, a compound of *ainaz and *-lif. Until the 19th century usually written eilf; the monophthongal form is of Central and Low German origin (Middle Low German elf). Compare Dutch elf, West Frisian alve, English eleven, Danish elleve.

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