niveau
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See also: Niveau
Etymology
From French niveau; see there for more. Doublet of level and libella.
Noun
niveau (plural niveaus)
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
niveau n (singular definite niveauet, plural indefinite niveauer)
Inflection
| neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | niveau | niveauet | niveauer | niveauerne |
| genitive | niveaus | niveauets | niveauers | niveauernes |
Declension of niveau
Derived terms
Further reading
- “niveau” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
niveau n (plural niveaus, diminutive niveautje n)
Derived terms
Etymology
Inherited from Old French nivel, livel, from Vulgar Latin *libellus m, from Latin lībella f. Cognate with English level and Portuguese nível.
Pronunciation
Noun
niveau m (plural niveaux)
- 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.
- level (measuring instrument)
- Cet ancien niveau marche toujours bien ― This old level still works fine.
- 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
- mise à niveau
- niveau à bulle
- niveau à lunette
- niveau de la mer
- niveau de maçon
- niveau de pente
- niveau de vie
- niveau d’eau
- nivelage
- niveler
- niveleur / niveleuse
- nivellement
- passage à niveau
- plan de niveau
Descendants
Further reading
- “niveau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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