Elfer

German (Berlin)

/ˈɛlvɐ/, /ˈɛlfɐ/

noun
Definitions
  • someone or something with the number eleven (a bus line, a football player etc.)
  • penalty kick (in association football, taken from eleven metres from the goal)

Etymology

Suffix from German elf.

Origin

German (Berlin)

elf

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