aven

See also: Aven, avén, and även

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French aven.

Noun

aven (plural avens)

  1. A vertical shaft leading upward from a cave passage, sometimes connecting with passages above.
  2. A pothole.

Translations

See also

  • domepit

References

  • Northern Caves, Vols 1-5. Dalesman Publishing, UK. passim

Anagrams

Breton

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Breton avon, from Proto-Brythonic *aβon (river).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑː.ven/

Noun

aven f (plural avenioù)

  1. (archaic) river

French

Etymology

From Occitan avenc, from Gaulish *abonā (river), from Proto-Celtic *abū (river). Compare Breton aven, avon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.vɛn/
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Noun

aven m (plural avens)

  1. (geology, caving) pit cave, pit (natural cave with predominantly vertical shafts)
    Synonyms: gouffre, igue
  2. (geology) sinkhole (US), swallow hole (UK)

Further reading

Polabian

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German even.

Adverb

aven

  1. just

References

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    Lehr-Spławiński, T., Polański, K. (1962) “aven”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka Drzewian połabskich [Etymological Dictionary of the Polabian Drevani Language] (in Polish), number 1 (A – ďüzd), Wrocław, Warszawa etc.: Ossolineum, page 21
  • Polański, Kazimierz, James Allen Sehnert (1967) “aven”, in Polabian-English Dictionary, The Hague, Paris: Mouton & Co, page 35
  • Olesch, Reinhold (1962) “Awen”, in Thesaurus Linguae Dravaenopolabicae [Thesaurus of the Drevani language] (in German), volumes 1: A – O, Cologne, Vienna: Böhlau Verlag, →ISBN, page 9

Romanian

Noun

aven n (plural avene)

  1. alternative form of avenă

Declension

Declension of aven
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative aven avenul avene avenele
genitive-dative aven avenului avene avenelor
vocative avenule avenelor

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English oven.

Noun

aven

  1. oven