Meanings
alternative Arabic numerals · alternative Roman numerals · alternative leven · alternative 'leven · alternative leben
- The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits.
It was a thunderstormy morning, eleven o'clock, with great dashes of rain pounding against the windows.
1973, Jane Roberts, The education of Oversoul Seven, page 82 more examples
I know most girls say that they've known their bezzies since they started primary school together, bonding over handmade Mother's Day cards or a hatred of the egg-and-spoon race, but I've only known Taryn since I was eleven[…]
2011, Helen Bailey, Knowing Me, Knowing YouIt was also a work of fiction in which another work of fiction (Gulliver's Travels) was real; that Chinese box of an idea is wonderful to discover when you're eleven.
2014, Terry Pratchett, A Slip of the Keyboard, page 169
plural elevens · alternative Arabic numerals · alternative Roman numerals · alternative leven · alternative 'leven · alternative leben
- American footballA football team of eleven players; the starting lineup.
Sneeze is well known by all followers of U. of D. athletics for his great work at halfback on the Flyers' eleven for the past four seasons [...]
1926, J. Conoboy, “Walter Achiu: Chinese-Hawaiian Athlete Will Be Leader of Flyers On Cinder Path This Year”, in The Dayton Herald, page 21 - A number off the charts of a hypothetical scale of one to ten.
- UScountableslangAn exceptional specimen, (particularly) a physically attractive person.
- UScountableslangA very high level of intensity.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounDeliberate misspelling of !!, used to amplify an exclamation, imitating someone who forgets to press the shift key while typing exclamation points.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ís?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
- Proto-Germanic*ainaz
- Proto-Indo-European*leyp-
- Proto-Germanic*lībaną
- Proto-Germanic*ainalif
- Proto-West Germanic*ainalif
- Proto-West Germanic*ainalifun
- Old Englishendleofan
- Middle Englishelleven
- Englisheleven
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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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans elf
- elfthe cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Ancient Greek ἕνδεκα, ια΄
- ἕνδεκα (héndeka)the cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
- ια΄the cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Arabic أَحَد عَشَر, إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ
- أَحَد عَشَر (ʔaḥad ʕašar)the cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
- إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ (ʔiḥdā ʕašrata)the cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
- ١١the cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Basque hamaika
- hamaikathe cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Bengali এগারো
- এগারো (egarō)the cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Biblical Hebrew עַשְׁתֵּי עָשָׂר, עַשְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה
- עַשְׁתֵּי עָשָׂר (ʿashtē ʿasar)the cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
- עַשְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה (ʿashtē ʿesrē)the cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Bulgarian едина́десет, едина́йсет
- едина́десет (edinádeset)the cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
- едина́йсет (edinájset)the cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Catalan onze
- onzethe cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Chinese Cantonese 十一
- 十一 (sap⁶ jat¹)the cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Chinese Mandarin 十一, 拾壹
- 十一 (shíyī)the cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
- 拾壹the cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Czech jedenáct
- jedenáctthe cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Danish elleve
- ellevethe cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Dutch elf
- elfthe cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Esperanto dek unu
- dek unuthe cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Estonian üksteist
- üksteistthe cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Finnish yksitoista
- yksitoistathe cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
French onze
- onzethe cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
German elf
- elfthe cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Greek έντεκα
- έντεκα (énteka)the cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Hawaiian ʻumikūmākahi
- ʻumikūmākahithe cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Hebrew אַחַת־עֶשְׂרֵה, אַחַד־עָשָׂר
- אַחַת־עֶשְׂרֵה (akhat-esre)the cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
- אַחַד־עָשָׂר (akhad-asar)the cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Hindi ग्यारह, एकादश
- ग्यारह (gyārah)the cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
- एकादश (ekādaś)the cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Hungarian tizenegy
- tizenegythe cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Icelandic ellefu
- ellefuthe cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Indonesian sebelas
- sebelasthe cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Irish aon déag
- aon déagthe cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Italian undici
- undicithe cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Japanese 十一, イレブン
- 十一 (jūichi)the cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
- イレブン (irebun)the cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Korean 열하나, 십일
- 열하나 (yeolhana)the cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
- 십일 (sibil)the cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
- 일레븐 (illebeun)the cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Latin ūndecim
- ūndecimthe cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Latvian vienpadsmit
- vienpadsmitthe cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Lithuanian vienuolika
- vienuolikathe cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Malay sebelas, satu belas
- sebelasthe cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
- satu belasthe cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
- sepuluh satuthe cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
- satu puluh satuthe cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Māori ngahuru mā tahi, tekau mā tahi
- ngahuru mā tahithe cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
- tekau mā tahithe cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Norwegian elleve
- ellevethe cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Persian یازده
- یازده (yâzdah)the cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Polish jedenaście. jedenaścioro
- jedenaście. jedenaściorothe cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Portuguese onze
- onzethe cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Punjabi ਗਿਆਰਾਂ
- ਗਿਆਰਾਂ (giārā̃)the cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Romanian unsprezece, unșpe
- unsprezecethe cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
- unșpethe cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Russian оди́ннадцать
- оди́ннадцать (odínnadcatʹ)the cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Scottish Gaelic aon-deug, a h-aon-deug
- aon-deugthe cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
- a h-aon-deugthe cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Slovak jedenásť
- jedenásťthe cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Spanish once
- oncethe cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Swahili kumi na moja
- kumi na mojathe cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Swedish elva
- elvathe cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Tagalog labing-isa
- labing-isathe cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Tamil பதினொன்று
- பதினொன்று (patiṉoṉṟu)the cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Thai สิบเอ็ด
- สิบเอ็ด (sìp-èt)the cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Turkish on bir, artığın
- on birthe cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
- artığınthe cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Ukrainian одина́дцять
- одина́дцять (odynádcjatʹ)the cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Urdu گیارہ
- گیارہ (gyārah)the cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Vietnamese mười một
- mười mộtthe cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Welsh un ar ddeg, un deg un
- un ar ddegthe cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
- un deg unthe cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Yiddish עלף
- עלף (elf)the cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
eleven. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eleven
“eleven.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eleven. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eleven,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eleven.
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