nivell

Catalan

Alternative forms

• llivell (Balearic)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin libella. Compare Spanish nivel and Portuguese nível.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [niˈβeʎ]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [niˈveʎ]
• Rhymes: -eʎ

Noun

nivell m (plural nivells)

1. level (tool for finding whether a surface is level)
2. level (distance in elevation)
3. level (degree or amount)
4. (video games) level (segment of a game)
5. (video games) level (value that quantifies a character's experience)

Derived terms

• anivellar
• desnivell
• pas a nivell

Further reading

• “nivell”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April
• “nivell”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “nivell” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “nivell” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.