See also: Niveau

English edit

Etymology edit

From French niveau; see there for more.

Noun edit

niveau (plural niveaus)

  1. (literary, poetic, somewhat rare) level, grade, standard

Danish edit

Etymology edit

From French niveau, from Latin lībella.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

niveau n (singular definite niveauet, plural indefinite niveauer)

  1. level

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From French niveau.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /niˈvoː/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ni‧veau
  • Rhymes: -oː

Noun edit

niveau n (plural niveaus, diminutive niveautje n)

  1. level

Derived terms edit

French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old French nivel, livel, from Vulgar Latin *libellus m, from Latin lībella f. Cognate with English level and Portuguese nível.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

niveau m (plural niveaux)

  1. level (general)
    Je lis au deuxième niveau.I read at the second level.
    Il est au niveau en haut.He's at the top level.
    C’est de bas niveau.It's low level.
  2. level (measuring instrument)
    Cet ancien niveau marche toujours bienThis old level still works fine.
  3. level, the stage of a video game
    Il faut complèter ce niveau pour gagner l’épée magique.
    You have to complete this level to earn the magic sword.

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Danish: niveau
  • Dutch: niveau
  • German: Niveau
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nivå
  • Romanian: nivel
  • Serbo-Croatian: nivo
  • Swedish: nivå
  • Turkish: nivo
  • Yiddish: ניוואָ (nivo)

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