elleven

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Middle English[edit]

Middle English numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: elleven

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old English endleofan, from Proto-West Germanic *ainalif, in turn from Proto-Germanic *ainalif; forms with final /ə/ are from Old English inflected forms.

The shift of primary stress from the first to the second syllable is unexpected.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɛ(n)ˈlɛːvən(ə)/, /ɛ(n)ˈlɛvən(ə)/, /a(n)-/
  • (with loss of final /n/) IPA(key): /ɛ(n)ˈlɛːv(ə)/, /ɛ(n)ˈlɛv(ə)/, /a(n)-/

Numeral[edit]

elleven

  1. eleven

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