eleventh

Everyday

1. Eleventh means number 11 in order. tree →
2. An eleventh is one of 11 equal parts, written 1/11. tree →
3. «At the eleventh hour» means at the very last moment. tree →

In the lessons

maths: a place in a line or order (10 come before the eleventh); rarely a fraction (one eleventh); everyday life: the eleventh floor, the eleventh birthday; phrases: «at the eleventh hour»

Examples

• She was eleventh in the race. tree →
• The eleventh day of the trip. tree →
• How many runners finished before the eleventh? tree →
• One eleventh of 22 is 2. tree →
• We live on the eleventh floor. tree →
• It is his eleventh birthday. tree →
• She finished the project at the eleventh hour. tree →
• This is the tale of the wonders that befell on the evening of the eleventh of December, when they did what they were told not to do. tree →

Note

An order position, not an amount; 10 come before the eleventh. Trap: «one eleventh» is a fraction, 1/11. Short form 11th.

In Jewish tradition

maths: a place in a line or order (10 come before the eleventh); rarely a fraction (one eleventh); everyday life: the eleventh floor, the eleventh birthday; phrases: «at the eleventh hour»

Examples

• On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ochran, prince of the children of Asher: (Torah NUM.7.72, JPS 1917) tree →
• Jeremiah the tenth, Machbannai the eleventh. (Writings 1CH.12.14, JPS 1917) tree →
• the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim; (Writings 1CH.24.12, JPS 1917) tree →
• The eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his brethren, twelve; (Writings 1CH.25.18, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

An order position, not an amount; 10 come before the eleventh. Trap: «one eleventh» is a fraction, 1/11. Short form 11th.