ellevan

Old Saxon

**Old Saxon cardinal numbers**
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Cardinal : ellevan

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ainalif, a compound of *ainaz and *-lif. Compare Old English endleofan, Old Frisian andlova, Old High German einlif, Old Norse ellifu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈel.le.fɑn/, /ˈel.le.βɑn/

Numeral

ellevan

eleven

Descendants

Middle Low German: elvene
- Low German:
  - Dutch Low Saxon: elf
  - German Low German: elf, eleve, ölve, ölven
    Hamburgisch: ülben, ölben
  - Westphalian:
    Sauerländisch: elf, elwe, elbe, elwene, elewe, elef, elewene, elewen
    
    Westmünsterländisch: elf
- Plautdietsch: alf

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