ellefte

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === ellefthe, enlefte, enleveth ellevefþe, endlefte, endlofte, enleveþe, eollefte (Southern, Southwest Midland); ealleofte (AB language) elleft, ellofte (Northern) === Etymology === Inherited from Old English endleofta, endlyfta, from Proto-West Germanic *ainaliftō, from Proto-Germanic *ainaliftô; equivalent to elleven (“eleven”) +‎ -the (ordinal suffix). This form's greater geographical range and persistence than sefte (“seventh”) and nythe (“ninth”) is presumably as it was reinforced by Old Norse ellifti. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ(n)ˈlɛft(ə)/ IPA(key): /ɛ(n)ˈlɛfθ(ə)/, /ɛ(n)ˈlɛvəð(ə)/ (analogical to forms of sefte "seventh", the suffix -the, or the cardinal elleve, elleven) === Adjective === ellefte eleventh Synonym: elleventhe ==== References ==== “ellē̆venthe, ord. num.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Noun === ellefte One of eleven equal parts of a whole; an eleventh. Synonym: elleventhe ==== References ==== “ellē̆venthe, ord. num.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Adjective === ellefte misspelling of ellevte == Old Frisian == === Adjective === ellefte eleventh