livello

See also: Livello and livellò

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈvɛl.lo/
• Rhymes: -ɛllo
• Hyphenation: li‧vèl‧lo

Etymology 1

Deverbal from livellare (“to level, to make level”) +‎ -o.

Noun

livello m (plural livelli)

1. level

   Synonyms: altezza, piano

   sotto il livello del mare ― below sea level

   sopra il livello del mare ― above sea level

   livello di guardia ― danger level; danger point

2. level, tier

   Synonym: piano

3. (figurative) level, standard

   Synonyms: standard, tenore

4. plane
5. (Education) grade

Derived terms

• livellare
• passaggio a livello

Related terms

• livella

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin lĭbellus (literally “little book”), then "written act, document".

Noun

livello m (plural livelli)

1. (agriculture law, historical) emphyteusis

Etymology 3

Verb

livello

1. first-person singular present indicative of livellare

Further reading

• livello¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• livello² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana