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 bien ― This 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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