elft
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch elft, possibly from an Old Dutch *alvit, from Proto-West Germanic *albut (“swan”). The semantic link to swans would be the fish's white color; the Germanic term ultimately derives from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós (“white”). This Indo-European word is generally accepted to be the most likely origin of this word, even if elft were found not to derive directly from Germanic *albits but to have entered the language through some other route.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio: (file)
Noun[edit]
elft m (plural elften, diminutive elftje n)
- The allis shad, Alosa alosa
Further reading[edit]
- elft on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
Pennsylvania German[edit]
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Cardinal : elf Ordinal : elft | ||
Etymology[edit]
Compare German elfte, Dutch elfde, English eleventh.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
elft
Numeral[edit]
elft
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