élève
See also: eleve, elevé, and élevé
French
Etymology
Deverbal from élever (“to raise, bring up, elevate”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.lɛv/
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Noun
élève m or f by sense (plural élèves)
- (masculine, referring to a boy) schoolboy, pupil, student
- (masculine, referring to a child of unspecified sex) schoolchild, pupil, student
- (feminine) schoolgirl, pupil, student
Descendants
- → Czech: elév
- → Danish: elev
- → Norwegian Bokmål: elev
- → Norwegian Nynorsk: elev
- → Polish: elew
- → Romanian: elev
- → Slovak: elév
- → Swedish: elev
See also
- étudiant
Verb
élève
- inflection of élever:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “élève”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- “élève” in Dictionnaire Français en ligne Larousse.
- “élève” in Dico en ligne Le Robert.
Anagrams
- levée