eleeven

Scots

Scots numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: eleeven     Ordinal: elevent

Alternative forms

• alevin, elevin, ellevin, levin (obsolete)
• eleiven

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English elleven, from Old English endleofan, from Proto-Germanic *ainalif.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈliːvən/, /əˈleːvən/
• (Doric Scots) IPA^(key): /əˈləivən/

Numeral

eleeven

1. eleven

References

• “eleeven, adj., n.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 7 June 2024, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.