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Webster 1913 Edition


Eleven

E-lev′en

(ē̍-lĕv′’n)
,
Adj.
[OE.
enleven
, AS.
endleofan
,
endlufon
, for
nleofan
; akin to LG.
eleve
,
ölwe
,
ölwen
, D.
elf
, G.
elf
,
eilf
, OHG.
einlif
, Icel.
ellifu
, Sw.
elfva
, Dan.
elleve
, Goth.
ainlif
, cf. Lith.
vënolika
; and fr. the root of E.
one
+ (prob.) a root signifying “to be left over, remain,” appearing in E.
loan
, or perh. in
leave
, v. t.,
life
. See
One
, and cf.
Twelve
.]
Ten and one added;
as,
eleven
men
.

E-lev′en

,
Noun.
1.
The sum of ten and one; eleven units or objects.
2.
A symbol representing eleven units, as 11 or xi.
3.
(Cricket & American Football)
The eleven men selected to play on one side in a match, as the representatives of a club or a locality;
as, the all-England
eleven
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Eleven

ELEV'EN

,
Adj.
elev'n. Ten and one added; as eleven men.

Definition 2024


eleven

eleven

English

English numbers
 <  10 11 12  > 
    Cardinal : eleven
    Ordinal : eleventh
    Multiplier : elevenfold

Alternative forms

Numeral

eleven

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

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

See also

Noun

eleven (plural elevens)

  1. (cricket) A cricket team of eleven players.
  2. (soccer) A football team of eleven players.
  3. (Internet, slang, sarcastic) Used instead of ! to amplify an exclamation, imitating n00bs who forget to press the shift key while typing exclamation points.
    A: SUM1 Hl3p ME im alwyz L0ziN!!?!
    B: y d0nt u just g0 away l0zer!!1!!one!!one!!eleven!!1!
  4. (countable, US, slang) A number off the charts of a hypothetical scale of one to ten.
    1. An exceptional specimen, (chiefly) a physically attractive person.
    2. A very high level of intensity.

Synonyms

  • (sarcastic substitution for !): one, 1

See also

  • Appendix:English collective nouns

Catalan

Verb

eleven

  1. third-person plural present indicative form of elevar

Danish

Noun

eleven c

  1. definite singular of elev

Hungarian

Etymology

A lexicalized inflected form of the present participle élő (live).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛlɛvɛn]
  • Hyphenation: ele‧ven

Adjective

eleven (comparative elevenebb, superlative legelevenebb)

  1. alive
  2. lively

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative eleven elevenek
accusative elevent eleveneket
dative elevennek eleveneknek
instrumental elevennel elevenekkel
causal-final elevenért elevenekért
translative elevenné elevenekké
terminative elevenig elevenekig
essive-formal elevenként elevenekként
essive-modal
inessive elevenben elevenekben
superessive elevenen eleveneken
adessive elevennél eleveneknél
illative elevenbe elevenekbe
sublative elevenre elevenekre
allative elevenhez elevenekhez
elative elevenből elevenekből
delative elevenről elevenekről
ablative eleventől elevenektől

Derived terms

  • elevenedik
  • elevenít
  • elevenség
  • elevenül

References

  1. Gábor Zaicz, Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete, Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, ISBN 963 7094 01 6

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

eleven m

  1. definite singular of elev

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

eleven m

  1. definite singular of elev

Spanish

Verb

eleven

  1. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes?) present subjunctive form of elevar.
  2. (used formally in Spain) Second-person plural (ustedes) imperative form of elevar.
  3. (used formally in Spain) Second-person plural present subjunctive form of elevar.

Swedish

Noun

eleven

  1. definite singular of elev

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English eleven.

Numeral

eleven

  1. eleven

Usage notes

Used when counting; see also wanpela ten wan.