elevenie

E1L1E1V4E1N1I1E1

noun

An eleven-word poem, successive lines containing one, two, three, four and one words.

OriginEnglish eleven ← Middle English elleven ← Old English endleofan →
Scrabble 11
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Meanings

nounelevenie (plural elevenies)

plural elevenies

  1. An eleven-word poem, successive lines containing one, two, three, four and one words.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  3. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  4. Proto-Indo-European*leyp-
  5. Proto-Germanic*lībaną
  6. Proto-Germanic*ainalif
  7. Proto-West Germanic*ainalif
  8. Proto-West Germanic*ainalifun
  9. Old Englishendleofan
  10. Middle Englishelleven
  11. Englisheleven
  12. Englishelevenie

From eleven + -ie, calque of Dutch elfje or German Elfchen.

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Translations

Dutch elfje
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German Elfchen
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APA

elevenie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elevenie

MLA

“elevenie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elevenie. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “elevenie,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elevenie.

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