German word

elft

Pronunciation

IPA/ɛlft/

Meaning

  • ordinal numbereleventh

Example

Das elfte Kapitel ist kurz.

The eleventh chapter is short.

Illustration for elft (eleventh)

More examples

Beim elften Versuch klappte es endlich.

It finally worked on the eleventh attempt.

Core concept

An ordered sequence reaches one marked place after ten earlier places.

Common phrases

  • in der elften Minute

    in the eleventh minute

  • zum elften Mal in Folge

    for the eleventh time in a row

  • der elfte Versuch

    the eleventh attempt

Similar words

elfte: The usual -e form for something ranked eleventh.
elfter: An -er form for something ranked eleventh in a sequence.
elftes: An -es form for something ranked eleventh in a sequence.
elften: An -en form for something ranked eleventh in a sequence.

Definition in German

elft bezeichnet die Ordinalform des Zahlwortes elf und fungiert als Bezeichnung für die elfte Stelle; in Sätzen erscheint es in flektierter Gestalt wie elfter, elfte, elften.

Word origin

Elft continues the Germanic formation of an ordinal from elf by adding the ordinal suffix -t.

Usage tips

  • In Das elfte Kapitel, elfte is lowercase because it is an adjective; a substantivized form such as der Elfte is capitalized.

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