Nivåns

Nivåns is the genitive form of the Swedish noun nivå, meaning level, degree or tier. It is used to indicate possession or association, for example nivåns krav (the level’s requirements) or nivåns utveckling (the level’s development). The form is typically found in formal or technical writing where one discusses the characteristics or attributes of a particular level.

Nivå is a common gender noun. Its basic forms are: en nivå (indefinite singular), nivån (definite singular), nivåer (indefinite plural), and nivåerna (definite plural). The genitive singular is nivåns, while the genitive plural is nivåernas. The possessive suffix -s attaches to the noun to form nivåns for the singular and nivåernas for the plural, signaling ownership or association of the levels. In pronunciation, nivåns is typically spoken as [ˈniːvɔns].

Etymology and usage: nivå is borrowed from the French niveau, meaning level or standard, with the Swedish form established in the language over time. The possessive nivåns is a standard morphological feature in Swedish, used across many contexts—education, science, engineering, and everyday language—to specify what belongs to or pertains to a particular level. There is no separate proper noun commonly known as Nivåns, so the term is treated as a regular noun in possessive form.

See also: nivå, nivåer, genitiv svenska, Swedish grammar.