Main Entry:

elev·en

Pronunciation:

\i-ˈle-vən\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English enleven, from enleven, adjective, from Old English endleofan, from end- (alteration of ān one) + -leofan; akin to Old English lēon to lend — more at one, loan

Date:

before 12th century

1 — see number table2: the 11th in a set or series3: something having 11 units or members ; especially : a football team

— eleven adjective

— eleven pronoun, plural in construction

— elev·enth \-vən(t)th\ adjective or noun