2 entries under this word

Eleven

E-lĕv'en, a.

adjective

(e-lĕv'n), a. [A-S. endleofon, endlufon, endlefen, endlifum, dative of endleof, endluf, endlif; L. Ger. eleve, ölwe, ölwen, Icel. ellifu, Sw. ellofva, elfva, Dan. elleve, O. H. Ger. einlif, N. H. Ger. eilf, elf, D. elf, Goth. ainlif, from ains, ain, one, and lif, equivalent to ten.] Ten and one added; as, eleven men.

E-lĕv'en, n.

noun

n. 1. The sum of ten and one.

Sense 2. A symbol representing eleven units, as 11 or xi.