eleiven

Scots

**Scots cardinal numbers**
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Cardinal : eleiven

Alternative forms

eleeven
(obsolete) ane-levin, alevin, ellevin, elevin, levin

Etymology

From Middle English elleven, from Old English endleofan, from Proto-Germanic *ainalif. Related to ane.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əˈliːvən/, /əˈleːvən/
(Mid Northern) IPA^(key): /əˈləivən/

Numeral

eleiven

eleven

References

Andy Eagle, ed., (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.

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