elev

See also: elév and elev.

Danish

Etymology

From French élève (“pupil, student”), from élever (“raise”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eleːv/, [eˈleːˀw]

Noun

elev c (singular definite eleven, plural indefinite elever)

1. pupil
2. student
3. trainee
4. apprentice

Declension

Declension of elev

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	elev	eleven	elever	eleverne
genitive	elevs	elevens	elevers	elevernes

References

• “elev” in Den Danske Ordbog

North Frisian

North Frisian cardinal numbers

<  10	11	12  >
Cardinal : elev     Ordinal : elefst

Alternative forms

• elwen (Föhr-Amrum)
• alwen (Mooring)

Pronunciation

• (Sylt) IPA^(key): [ˈɛlɐf]

Numeral

elev

1. (Sylt) eleven

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French élève, from élever (“bring up”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛleːʋ/
• Rhymes: -eːʋ

Noun

elev m (definite singular eleven, indefinite plural elever, definite plural elevene)

1. (school) pupil
2. apprentice, trainee
3. disciple

Derived terms

• skoleelev

References

• “elev” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French élève, from élever (“bring up”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛleːʋ/
• Rhymes: -eːʋ

Noun

elev m (definite singular eleven, indefinite plural elevar, definite plural elevane)

1. (school) pupil
2. apprentice, trainee
3. disciple

Derived terms

• skoleelev, skuleelev

References

• “elev” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French élève.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

elev m (plural elevi, feminine equivalent elevă)

1. student, schoolboy

   Synonyms: student m, studentă f

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	elev	elevul	elevi	elevii
genitive-dative	elev	elevului	elevi	elevilor
vocative	elevule		elevilor

References

• “elev”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French élève (“pupil, student”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

elev c

1. a student, a pupil (at school, or more generally)

   elever i grundskolan

   students in elementary / primary school

   Jag är mästarens elev

   I am the master's student

Usage notes

• A student at a college or university is idiomatically a student.

Declension

Declension of elev

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	elev	elevs
	definite	eleven	elevens
plural	indefinite	elever	elevers
	definite	eleverna	elevernas

References

• “elev”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “elev”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

• leve