I. ə̇ˈlevən, ēˈ-, -lev ə m, -leb ə m, rapid ˈle- adjective
Etymology: Middle English enleven, elleven, from Old English endleofan; akin to Old High German einlif eleven, Old Saxon ēlleƀan, Old Norse ellifu, Gothic ainlibim (dative); all from a prehistoric Germanic compound whose first constituent is represented by Old English ān one, and whose second constituent is probably akin to Lithuanian -lika (as in vënůlika eleven), Old High German līhan to lend — more at one , loan
: being one more than 10 in number
eleven years
— see number table
II. pronoun
( plural in construction )
Etymology: Middle English enleven, elleven, from Old English endleofane, from endleofan, adjective
: 11 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated
eleven are here
eleven were found
III. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English enleven, elleven, from enleven, elleven, adjective & pron.
1. : 10 and one
2.
a. : 11 units or objects
a total of eleven
b. : a group or set of 11
3. : the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 11
4. : a playing team of 11 members ; especially : a football team
5. : 11 o'clock — compare bell table, time illustration