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)

1. (masculine, referring to a boy) schoolboy, pupil, student
2. (masculine, referring to a child of unspecified sex) schoolchild, pupil, student
3. (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

1. 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