"Niveau" meaning in German

See Niveau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /niˈvoː/ Audio: De-Niveau2.ogg , De-Niveau.ogg
Rhymes: -oː Etymology: Borrowed from French niveau. Doublet of Level and Libelle. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|fr|niveau}} Borrowed from French niveau, {{doublet|de|Level|Libelle}} Doublet of Level and Libelle Head templates: {{de-noun|n,,s}} Niveau n (strong, genitive Niveaus, plural Niveaus) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,,s}} Forms: Niveaus [genitive], Niveaus [plural], strong [table-tags], Niveau [nominative, singular], Niveaus [definite, nominative, plural], Niveaus [genitive, singular], Niveaus [definite, genitive, plural], Niveau [dative, singular], Niveaus [dative, definite, plural], Niveau [accusative, singular], Niveaus [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (engineering, geography) level (the physical elevation at which something is located or constructed) Tags: neuter, strong Categories (topical): Engineering, Geography Synonyms: Höhe
    Sense id: en-Niveau-de-noun-RhpC8Nhm Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 16 21 21 21 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 20 20 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 22 22 22 21 Topics: engineering, geography, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. level (the approximate magnitude of a property on a scale)
    the degree to which something is sophisticated, dignified or intellectual (of conversations, debates, etc.)
    Tags: neuter, strong Synonyms: Level
    Sense id: en-Niveau-de-noun-uZREnreH Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 16 21 21 21 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 20 20 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 22 22 22 21
  3. level (the approximate magnitude of a property on a scale)
    the level of performance (e.g. of an athlete)
    Tags: neuter, strong Synonyms: Level Derived forms: niveaulos, niveauvoll, niveaugleich
    Sense id: en-Niveau-de-noun-6elPefp3 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 16 21 21 21 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 20 20 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 22 22 22 21
  4. level (the approximate magnitude of a property on a scale) Tags: neuter, strong Synonyms: Level
    Sense id: en-Niveau-de-noun-lLxC2UsE Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 16 21 21 21 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 20 20 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 22 22 22 21
  5. level (the context or type of environment within which an interaction, evaulation or explanation is framed) Tags: neuter, strong Synonyms: Ebene, Level
    Sense id: en-Niveau-de-noun-ZR3Upsa7 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 16 21 21 21 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 20 20 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 22 22 22 21

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "level (the context or type of environment within which an interaction, evaulation or explanation is framed)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "level",
          "level"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Ebene"
        },
        {
          "word": "Level"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/niˈvoː/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Niveau2.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/29/De-Niveau2.ogg/De-Niveau2.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/De-Niveau2.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Niveau.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d6/De-Niveau.ogg/De-Niveau.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/De-Niveau.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oː"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Niveau"
}

Download raw JSONL data for Niveau meaning in German (5.7kB)

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  "called_from": "page/1498/20230118",
  "msg": "''level (the approximate magnitu'[...]' gloss has examples we want to keep, but there are subglosses.",
  "path": [
    "Niveau"
  ],
  "section": "German",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "Niveau",
  "trace": ""
}

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