English Explanatory Dictionary

eleventy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. The number 110, 11 × 10.
  2. An indefinite large number.

Pronunciation

/ɪˈlɛvənti/ en-gb-eleventy.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-eleventy.wav

Word forms

eleventy

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *lībaną Proto-Germanic *-lif Proto-Germanic *ainalif Proto-West Germanic *ainalif Proto-West Germanic *ainalifun Old English endleofan Middle English elleven English eleven English -ty Old English hundendleftiġ English eleventy From eleven + -ty, from Old English hundendleftiġ (also spelled hundendleofantiġ, hundendlyftiġ, and hundælleftiġ). See twelfty for more. Popularized in the 20th century by J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Related words

eleventeen teenty (100) twelfty (120)

Translations

Bulgarian: сто и десет Chinese Mandarin: 一百一十 Finnish: satakymmenen French: onzante Manchu: ᡝᠮᡠ ᡨᠠᠩᡤᡡ ᠵᡠᠸᠠᠨ Polish: sto dziesięć Russian: сто де́сять
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