élève

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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

Verb

élève

  1. inflection of élever:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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