🇮🇹 Italian

livello

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masculine

il livello

level

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livello
/il liˈvɛllo/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say livello in Italian?

IPA
/il liˈvɛllo/

How do you pronounce livello in Italian?

livello is pronounced /il liˈvɛllo/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il livello dell'acqua è molto alto questa stagione.

The water level is very high this season.

Questo livello di difficoltà è troppo avanzato per i principianti.

This difficulty level is too advanced for beginners.

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Why is it masculine?

Livello is masculine because it derives from the Latin "libella," which was the feminine diminutive of "libra" (balance/scale), but underwent a gender shift in Italian—likely influenced by the masculine ending "-ello," a common diminutive suffix that typically produces masculine nouns. This represents an exception to the usual patterns rather than a predictable rule.

What is the Italian word for level?

The Italian word for level is il livello — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchniveaulemasculine
🇪🇸 Spanishnivelelmasculine
🇵🇹 Portuguesenívelomasculine

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