出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2026/05/14 15:24 UTC 版)
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Inherited from 古期英語 endleofan, from Proto-West Germanic *ainalifun, alteration of *ainalif, in turn from Proto-Germanic *ainalif.
The shift of primary stress from the first to the second syllable is unexpected; Jordan posits it originated in postpositive ellevene to avoid a sequence of three unstressed syllables.
elleven (postpositive ellevene, preconsonantal (especially Southern or West Midland) elleve)