elf

Concepts

eleven

eleventh

11th

elf

🧝

fairy

🧚

Hodgson’s hawk-cuckoo

eleven

Synonyms

elfte

11th

elftens

Fee

🧚

elfter

der elfte

jut olf

Translations

onze

11

undici

11

once

11

onze

11

elf

11

undecim

11

onze

11

on bir

11

έντεκα

yazde

11

احدى عشر

ūndecim

ένδεκα

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɛlf/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: eilf

Inherited from Old High German: einlif

Cognate with Dutch: elf

Cognate with Western Frisian: alve

Cognate with English: eleven

Cognate with Danish: elleve

In summary

From Middle High German eilf, eilef, einlif, from Old High German einlif, from Proto-Germanic *ainalif, a compound of *ainaz and *-lif. Until the 19th century usually written eilf; the monophthongal form is of Central and Low German origin (Middle Low German elf). Compare Dutch elf, West Frisian alve, English eleven, Danish elleve.

Sentences

Mit elf Jahren entdeckte er Karate als Kampfsport .

At the age of eleven, he discovered karate as a martial art.