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eleventh

adj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ɪˈlɛv.ənθ/
  • US: /ɪˈlɛv.ənθ/
  • US: /iˈlɛv.ənθ/
  • US: /əˈlɛv.ənθ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: IH0 L EH1 V AH0 N TH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: IY1 L EH0 V AH0 N TH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

The ordinal form of the number eleven.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The person or thing in the eleventh position.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

One of eleven equal parts of a whole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

The note eleven scale degrees from the root of a chord.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

coming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth in position

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: 11th

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

position 11 in a countable series of things

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Broader terms: rank

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

128 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: elfde — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Arabic: حَادِيَ عَشَرَ (ḥādiya ʕašara) — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Arabic: حَادِيَةَ عَشْرَةَ (ḥādiyata ʕašrata) — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Armenian: տասնմեկերորդ (tasnmekerord) — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Basque: hamaikagarren — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Belarusian: адзіна́ццаты (adzináccaty) — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Bengali: একাদশ (ekadoś) — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Breton: unnekvet — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Bulgarian: едина́десети (edinádeseti) — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Burmese: ဧကာဒသမ (ekada.sa.ma.) — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Catalan: onzè — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Cebuano: ikanapulog usa — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Cebuano: ikanapog usa — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Crimean Tatar: on birinci — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Czech: jedenáctý — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Danish: ellevte — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Dutch: elfde — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Esperanto: dekunua — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Estonian: üheteistkümnes — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Finnish: yhdestoista — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • French: onzième — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • French: onze — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • West-Frisian: alfte — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Georgian: მეთერთმეტე (metertmeṭe) — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • German: elfte — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • German: elfter — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Middle High German: eilfte — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Greek: ενδέκατος (endékatos) — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Ancient Greek: ἑνδέκατος (hendékatos) — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Gujarati: અગિયારમું (agiyārmũ) — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Hebrew: אחד עשר — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Hungarian: tizenegyedik — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Ido: dek-e-unesma — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Ingrian: ykstoist kymmenäs — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Italian: undicesimo — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Italian: undicesimo — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Italian: undicesima — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Kazakh: он бірінші (on bırınşı) — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Korean: 열한째 (yeolhanjjae) — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Latin: undecimus — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Latvian: vienpadsmitais — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Lithuanian: vienuoliktas — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Luxembourgish: eeleft — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Macedonian: единаесетти (edinaesetti) — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Malay: kesebelas — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Malayalam: പതിനൊന്നാം (patinonnāṁ) — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Malayalam: പതിനൊന്നാമത്തെ (patinonnāmatte) — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Manchu: ᠵᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᡝᠮᡠᠴᡳ (juwan emuci) — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Manx: 'nanejeigoo — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Middle English: elleventhe — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Middle English: ellefte — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Navajo: łaʼtsʼáadah góneʼ — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ellevte — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Occitan: onzen — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Old English: endlefta — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Persian: یازدهم (yâzdahom) — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Polish: jedenasty — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Portuguese: décimo primeiro — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Romanian: unsprezecelea — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Romanian: unșpelea — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Russian: оди́ннадцатый (odínnadcatyj) — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Northern Sami: oktanuppelogát — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Scots: elevent — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Slovak: jedenásty — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Spanish: undécimo — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Spanish: decimoprimero — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Swedish: elfte — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Tagalog: pang-labing-isa — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Tagalog: ika-labing-isa — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Tajik: ёздаҳум (yozdahum) — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Tamil: பதினொன்றாவது (patiṉoṉṟāvatu) — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Tamil: பதினொன்றாம் (patiṉoṉṟām) — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Thai: ที่สิบเอ็ด (tîi-sìp-èt) — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Turkish: on birinci — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Ukrainian: одина́дцятий (odynádcjatyj) — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Welsh: unfed ar ddeg — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Yiddish: עלפֿט (elft) — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Yoruba: kọkànlá — ordinal form of eleven — see also 11th
  • Basque: hamaikagarren — something in the eleventh position
  • Catalan: onzè — something in the eleventh position
  • Catalan: onzena — something in the eleventh position
  • Cebuano: ikanapulog usa — something in the eleventh position
  • Cebuano: ikanapog usa — something in the eleventh position
  • Dutch: elfde — something in the eleventh position
  • Esperanto: dekunua — something in the eleventh position
  • Finnish: yhdestoista — something in the eleventh position
  • French: onzième — something in the eleventh position
  • Hindi: ग्यारहवाँ (gyārahvā̃) — something in the eleventh position
  • Hungarian: tizenegyedik — something in the eleventh position
  • Italian: undicesimo — something in the eleventh position
  • Italian: undicesima — something in the eleventh position
  • Latin: undecimus — something in the eleventh position
  • Middle English: elleventhe — something in the eleventh position
  • Middle English: ellefte — something in the eleventh position
  • Old English: endlefta — something in the eleventh position
  • Portuguese: undécimo — something in the eleventh position
  • Romanian: al unsprezecelea — something in the eleventh position
  • Romanian: a unsprezecea — something in the eleventh position
  • Spanish: undécimo — something in the eleventh position
  • Spanish: undécima — something in the eleventh position
  • Swedish: elfte — something in the eleventh position
  • Turkish: on birinci — something in the eleventh position
  • Bulgarian: единадесета (edinadeseta) — one of eleven equal parts of a whole
  • Catalan: onzè — one of eleven equal parts of a whole
  • Cebuano: sikanapulog usa — one of eleven equal parts of a whole
  • Cebuano: sikanapog usa — one of eleven equal parts of a whole
  • Danish: ellevtedel — one of eleven equal parts of a whole
  • Finnish: yhdestoistaosa — one of eleven equal parts of a whole
  • French: onzième — one of eleven equal parts of a whole
  • Georgian: მეთერთმეტედი (metertmeṭedi) — one of eleven equal parts of a whole
  • Hindi: ग्यारहवाँ (gyārahvā̃) — one of eleven equal parts of a whole
  • Hungarian: tizenegyed — one of eleven equal parts of a whole
  • Italian: undicesimo — one of eleven equal parts of a whole
  • Latin: undecimum — one of eleven equal parts of a whole
  • Middle English: elleventhe — one of eleven equal parts of a whole
  • Middle English: ellefte — one of eleven equal parts of a whole
  • Old English: endlefta dǣl — one of eleven equal parts of a whole
  • Portuguese: undécimo — one of eleven equal parts of a whole
  • Romanian: unsprezecime — one of eleven equal parts of a whole
  • Romanian: a unsprezecea parte — one of eleven equal parts of a whole
  • Russian: одиннадцатая — one of eleven equal parts of a whole
  • Spanish: undécimo — one of eleven equal parts of a whole
  • Spanish: onceavo — one of eleven equal parts of a whole
  • Swedish: elftedel — one of eleven equal parts of a whole
  • Yiddish: עלפֿטל (elftl) — one of eleven equal parts of a whole
  • Hungarian: undecima — the note eleven scale degrees from the root of a chord
  • Japanese: 十一度 (jūichido) — the note eleven scale degrees from the root of a chord
  • Romanian: undecimă — the note eleven scale degrees from the root of a chord
Real reading context

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