eleventh

Meaning

Adj

The ordinal form of the number eleven.

Noun

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

Synonyms

eleventhly

eleventh part

in the eleventh place

11th

Translations

onzième

11th

undicesimo

11th

undécimo

11th

elfde

11th

onzè

11th

elfte

11th

décimo primeiro

11th

undecimus

11th

ενδέκατος

on birinci

11th

undécimo

11th

undecimo

decimoprimo

undicesima

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈlɛv.ənθ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: elleventhe

Inherited from Old English: endlefta

In summary

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