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:
1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
2. 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

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