yksitoista

Yksitoista is the Finnish cardinal number representing eleven. It is used in counting, prices, dates, and other expressions where the number eleven is required. The word is written as a single compound and is typically stressed on the first syllable: yksitoista.

Formation and related forms: In Finnish, numbers from 11 to 19 are formed by adding the suffix -toista to the base for the unit. Examples include yksitoista (11), kaksitoista (12), kolmetoista (13), neljätoista (14), viisitoista (15), kuusitoista (16), seitsemäntoista (17), kahdeksantoista (18), yhdeksäntoista (19). The exact spelling reflects Finnish phonology and orthography.

Usage: Yksitoista is used in everyday language for counting and in phrases such as yksitoista vuotta (eleven years) or yksitoista euroa (eleven euros). It forms part of the broader system of teen numbers and is taught early in basic numeracy. For ordinal purposes, the 11th is yhdestoista in Finnish.

Context and cognates: The number sits within the decimal counting system used in Finland and is common across education, commerce, and media. It has no special cultural meaning beyond its numerical value, though it participates in standard Finnish grammar and number formation rules.

Etymology: Yksitoista combines yksi, meaning “one,” with a suffix (-toista) associated with the teen numbers, indicating a clustering around ten. This construction is characteristic of Finnish numerals for 11 through 19.