livello

See also: Livello and livellò

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liˈvɛl.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ɛllo
  • Hyphenation: li‧vèl‧lo

Etymology 1

Deverbal from livellare (“to level, to make level”) +‎ -o.

Noun

livello m (plural livelli)

  1. level
    Synonyms: altezza, piano
    sotto il livello del mare ― below sea level
    sopra il livello del mare ― above sea level
    livello di guardia ― danger level; danger point
  2. level, tier
    Synonym: piano
  3. (figurative) level, standard
    Synonyms: standard, tenore
  4. plane
  5. (Education) grade
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin lĭbellus (literally “little book”), then "written act, document".

Noun

livello m (plural livelli)

  1. (agriculture law, historical) emphyteusis

Etymology 3

Verb

livello

  1. first-person singular present indicative of livellare

Further reading

  • livello1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • livello2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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