aventiure

Middle High German

Etymology

From Old French aventure, from Latin adventūra, neuter plural future participle form of advenīre (“to happen”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈaːvəntyːrə/, /ˈaːfəntyːrə/

Noun

âventiure f

  1. adventure, event

Declension

Declension of âventiure (strong feminine in -e)
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein diu âventiure die âventiure
genitive einer dër âventiure dër âventiuren
dative einer dër âventiure dën âventiuren
accusative eine die âventiure die âventiure

Descendants

  • German: Abenteuer (with folk-etymological alteration after Abend (“evening”))
    • → Luxembourgish: Abenteuer

References

  • Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “âventiure”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
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