eleventh

e·lev·enth
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UK/ɪˈlɛv.ənθ/US/iˈlɛv.ənθ/US/əˈlɛv.ənθ/

adjective

The ordinal form of the number eleven.

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11thXIthXIordinal
OriginMiddle English elleventhe ← Old English endlefta ← Proto-Germanic *ainaliftô →
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Meanings

adjectiveeleventh (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThe ordinal form of the number eleven.

    Anyway, Trumpmentum is real. It is going to define the election. Further, Trumpmentum might edge out Harris at the eleventh hour—which is when it counts most.

    2024 October 22, Brandon J. Weichert, “Trumpmentum Is Real: Can He Win?”, in The National Interest

    Synonyms: 11th, XIth, XI

nouneleventh (plural elevenths)

plural elevenths

  1. The person or thing in the eleventh position.
  2. One of eleven equal parts of a whole.
  3. entertainmentThe note eleven scale degrees from the root of a chord.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveThe ordinal form of the number eleven.

Similar
11thXIthXI

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivecoming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth in position

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11thordinal

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*ainaliftô
  2. Old Englishendlefta
  3. Middle Englishelleventhe
  4. Englisheleventh

From Middle English elleventhe, from elleven + -the, equivalent to eleven + -th. This re-formation replaced inherited forms such as ellefte, enlefte, from Old English endlefta, from Proto-Germanic *ainaliftô.

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Translations

Afrikaans elfde
  • elfdeordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
Ancient Greek ἑνδέκατος
  • ἑνδέκατος (hendékatos)ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
Arabic حَادِيَ عَشَرَ, حَادِيَةَ عَشْرَةَ
  • حَادِيَ عَشَرَ (ḥādiya ʕašara)ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • حَادِيَةَ عَشْرَةَ (ḥādiyata ʕašrata)ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
Basque hamaikagarren, hamaikagarren
  • hamaikagarrenordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • hamaikagarrensomething in the eleventh position
Bengali একাদশ
  • একাদশ (ekadoś)ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
Bulgarian едина́десети, единадесета
  • едина́десети (edinádeseti)ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • единадесета (edinadeseta)one of eleven equal parts of a whole
Catalan onzè, onzè
  • onzèordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • onzèsomething in the eleventh position
  • onzenasomething in the eleventh position
  • onzèone of eleven equal parts of a whole
Czech jedenáctý
  • jedenáctýordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
Danish ellevte, ellevtedel
  • ellevteordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • ellevtedelone of eleven equal parts of a whole
Dutch elfde, elfde
  • elfdeordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • elfdesomething in the eleventh position
Esperanto dekunua, dekunua
  • dekunuaordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • dekunuasomething in the eleventh position
Estonian üheteistkümnes
  • üheteistkümnesordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
Finnish yhdestoista, yhdestoista
  • yhdestoistaordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • yhdestoistasomething in the eleventh position
  • yhdestoistaosaone of eleven equal parts of a whole
French onzième, onze
  • onzièmeordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • onzeordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • onzièmesomething in the eleventh position
  • onzièmeone of eleven equal parts of a whole
German elfte, elfter
  • elfteordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • elfterordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
Greek ενδέκατος
  • ενδέκατος (endékatos)ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
Hebrew אחד עשר
  • אחד עשרordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
Hindi ग्यारहवाँ, ग्यारहवाँ
  • ग्यारहवाँ (gyārahvā̃)something in the eleventh position
  • ग्यारहवाँ (gyārahvā̃)one of eleven equal parts of a whole
Hungarian tizenegyedik, tizenegyedik
  • tizenegyedikordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • tizenegyediksomething in the eleventh position
  • tizenegyedone of eleven equal parts of a whole
  • undecimathe note eleven scale degrees from the root of a chord
Italian undicesimo, undicesimo
  • undicesimoordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • undicesimoordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • undicesimaordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • undicesimosomething in the eleventh position
  • undicesimasomething in the eleventh position
  • undicesimoone of eleven equal parts of a whole
Japanese 十一度
  • 十一度 (jūichido)the note eleven scale degrees from the root of a chord
Korean 열한째
  • 열한째 (yeolhanjjae)ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
Latin undecimus, undecimus
  • undecimusordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • undecimussomething in the eleventh position
  • undecimumone of eleven equal parts of a whole
Latvian vienpadsmitais
  • vienpadsmitaisordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
Lithuanian vienuoliktas
  • vienuoliktasordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
Malay kesebelas
  • kesebelasordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
Persian یازدهم
  • یازدهم (yâzdahom)ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
Polish jedenasty
  • jedenastyordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
Portuguese décimo primeiro, undécimo
  • décimo primeiroordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • undécimosomething in the eleventh position
  • undécimoone of eleven equal parts of a whole
Romanian unsprezecelea, unșpelea
  • unsprezeceleaordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • unșpeleaordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • al unsprezeceleasomething in the eleventh position
  • a unsprezeceasomething in the eleventh position
  • unsprezecimeone of eleven equal parts of a whole
  • a unsprezecea parteone of eleven equal parts of a whole
  • undecimăthe note eleven scale degrees from the root of a chord
Russian оди́ннадцатый, одиннадцатая
  • оди́ннадцатый (odínnadcatyj)ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • одиннадцатаяone of eleven equal parts of a whole
Slovak jedenásty
  • jedenástyordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
Spanish undécimo, decimoprimero
  • undécimoordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • decimoprimeroordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • undécimosomething in the eleventh position
  • undécimasomething in the eleventh position
  • undécimoone of eleven equal parts of a whole
  • onceavoone of eleven equal parts of a whole
Swedish elfte, elfte
  • elfteordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • elftesomething in the eleventh position
  • elftedelone of eleven equal parts of a whole
Tagalog pang-labing-isa, ika-labing-isa
  • pang-labing-isaordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • ika-labing-isaordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
Tamil பதினொன்றாவது, பதினொன்றாம்
  • பதினொன்றாவது (patiṉoṉṟāvatu)ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • பதினொன்றாம் (patiṉoṉṟām)ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
Thai ที่สิบเอ็ด
  • ที่สิบเอ็ด (tîi-sìp-èt)ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
Turkish on birinci, on birinci
  • on birinciordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • on birincisomething in the eleventh position
Ukrainian одина́дцятий
  • одина́дцятий (odynádcjatyj)ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
Welsh unfed ar ddeg
  • unfed ar ddegordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
Yiddish עלפֿט, עלפֿטל
  • עלפֿט (elft)ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • עלפֿטל (elftl)one of eleven equal parts of a whole
Cite this entry
APA

eleventh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eleventh

MLA

“eleventh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eleventh. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eleventh,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eleventh.

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