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Middle English
Etymology
From Old English endleofan, from Proto-West Germanic *ainalif, in turn from Proto-Germanic *ainalif; forms with final /ə/ are from Old English inflected forms.
The shift of primary stress from the first to the second syllable is unexpected.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ(n)ˈlɛːvən(ə)/, /ɛ(n)ˈlɛvən(ə)/, /a(n)-/
- (with loss of final /n/) IPA(key): /ɛ(n)ˈlɛːv(ə)/, /ɛ(n)ˈlɛv(ə)/, /a(n)-/
Numeral
elleven
- eleven
Descendants
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