üksteist

Estonian

Estonian cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : üksteist
    Ordinal : üheteistkümnes

Etymology

üks (one) + teist (of second). Shortened from üksteistkümmend ("one of the second ten"), which is still evident in declension. Cognate with Finnish yksitoista.

Numeral

üksteist

  1. eleven

Declension

There is also a shortened genitive singular, üheteist.

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