elleventhe

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === ellevenþe, enleventhe, enlevenþe, unleuenþe elefnte (East Anglia); ellevynt (Northern, Lancashire) === Etymology === A remodelling of ellefte (Old English endleofta) on the basis of elleven (“eleven”) +‎ -the (ordinal suffix). endleofta is from Proto-West Germanic *ainaliftō, itself from Proto-Germanic *ainaliftô. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ(n)ˈlɛvənθ(ə)/, /ɛ(n)ˈlɛvənd(ə)/ IPA(key): /ɛˈlɛ̞ːvənθ(ə)/, /ɛˈlɛ̞ːvənd(ə)/ (especially Northern) === Adjective === elleventhe eleventh Synonym: ellefte ==== Descendants ==== English: eleventh Scots: eleevent, eleivent ==== References ==== “ellē̆venthe, ord. num.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Noun === elleventhe One of eleven equal parts of a whole; an eleventh. Synonym: ellefte ==== Descendants ==== English: eleventh Scots: eleevent, eleivent ==== References ==== “ellē̆venthe, ord. num.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.