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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
elevenish en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ís?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos
Proto-Germanic *ainaz
Proto-Indo-European *leyp-
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
Proto-Indo-European *-iskos
Proto-Germanic *-iskaz
Proto-West Germanic *-isk
Old English -isċ
Middle English -isch
English -ish
English elevenish
From eleven + -ish.
Meanings
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(informal, not-comparable) Of about eleven years of age.
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(informal, not-comparable) Approximately eleven.
elevenish en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ís?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos
Proto-Germanic *ainaz
Proto-Indo-European *leyp-
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
Proto-Indo-European *-iskos
Proto-Germanic *-iskaz
Proto-West Germanic *-isk
Old English -isċ
Middle English -isch
English -ish
English elevenish
From eleven + -ish.
Meanings
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(colloquial, uncountable) Any time close to eleven o'clock.