niveau

See also: Niveau

English

Etymology

From French niveau; see there for more.

Noun

niveau (plural niveaus)

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

Danish

Etymology

From French niveau, from Latin lībella.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nivo/, [niˈvo]

Noun

niveau n (singular definite niveauet, plural indefinite niveauer)

  1. level

Inflection

Derived terms

Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

From French niveau.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

niveau n (plural niveaus, diminutive niveautje n)

  1. level

Derived terms

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ni.vo/
  • (file)

Noun

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

Descendants

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

Further reading

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