Faroese

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Faroese cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : ellivu

Etymology

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From Old Norse ellifu, from Proto-Germanic *ainalif, a compound of *ainaz and *-lif. Compare Icelandic ellefu, Norwegian and Danish elleve, Swedish elva.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɛdlɪvʊ], [ˈɛdlʊ]

Numeral

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ellivu

  1. eleven, cardinal number after tíggju and before tólv