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eleven.

The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits.

6 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

num/ɪˈlɛv.ən/Received-Pronunciation/əˈlɛv.ən/General-American/i-/General-American[ɪˈlɛbm̩]

  1. The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Indo-European *leyp- Proto-Germanic *lībaną Proto-Germanic *-lif Proto-Germanic *ainalif Proto-West Germanic *ainalif Proto-West Germanic *ainalifun Old English endleofan Middle English elleven English eleven From Middle English elleven, enleven, eleven, from Old English endleofan; from Proto-Germanic *ainalif (“one left”) (i.e., one left over after having already counted to ten), a compound of *ainaz and *-lif, from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“leave, remain”). Compare West Frisian alve, Low German ölven, Dutch elf, German elf, Icelandic ellefu, Danish and Norwegian elleve.

noun/ɪˈlɛv.ən/Received-Pronunciation/əˈlɛv.ən/General-American/i-/General-American[ɪˈlɛbm̩]

  1. A cricket team of eleven players. Hence first eleven - the team of best cricket players (at a school), second eleven - the "B" team, etc.

  2. A football team of eleven players; the starting lineup.

  3. Deliberate misspelling of !!, used to amplify an exclamation, imitating someone who forgets to press the shift key while typing exclamation points.

    Internet · alt-of · deliberate · misspelling · sarcastic · slang

  4. A number off the charts of a hypothetical scale of one to ten. An exceptional specimen, (particularly) a physically attractive person.

    US · countable · slang

  5. A number off the charts of a hypothetical scale of one to ten. A very high level of intensity.

    US · countable · slang
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Indo-European *leyp- Proto-Germanic *lībaną Proto-Germanic *-lif Proto-Germanic *ainalif Proto-West Germanic *ainalif Proto-West Germanic *ainalifun Old English endleofan Middle English elleven English eleven From Middle English elleven, enleven, eleven, from Old English endleofan; from Proto-Germanic *ainalif (“one left”) (i.e., one left over after having already counted to ten), a compound of *ainaz and *-lif, from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“leave, remain”). Compare West Frisian alve, Low German ölven, Dutch elf, German elf, Icelandic ellefu, Danish and Norwegian elleve.

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