oven
English
Etymology
From Middle English oven, from Old English ofn, from Proto-West Germanic *ofn, from Proto-Germanic *uhnaz, *uhwnaz (compare Dutch oven, Low German Aven, West Frisian ûne, German Ofen, Danish ovn, Norwegian Bokmål ovn, Norwegian Nynorsk omn, Swedish ugn, Icelandic ofn, Finnish uuni, Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌽𐍃 (auhns)), probably from a Proto-Indo-European *aukʷ- (“cooking pot”), *Hukʷ-, *ukʷnos (compare Sanskrit उखा (ukhā), Albanian anë, Latin aulla, olla, Ancient Greek ἰπνός (ipnós)).
The modern pronunciation shows an occasional sound change in which o is changed to u (compare with the phonetic development of Coventry and shovel).
Pronunciation
- (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈʌ.vn̩/
- (General American, UK) IPA(key): /ˈʌv.ən/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ʌvən
Noun
oven (plural ovens)
- A chamber used for baking or heating.
- 1982, “Sexual Healing”, in Midnight Love, performed by Marvin Gaye:
- Baby I'm hot just like an oven / I need some lovin'
- (colloquial, figurative) A very hot place.
- 2011, Vern Shutz, Memoirs of a Left Hander, page 96:
- The ballroom that evening was an absolute oven. I probably perspired more dancing then during the afternoon ballgame.
Derived terms
- Barnstaple oven
- black oven
- bottle oven
- camp oven
- cloam oven
- clome oven
- coke oven gas
- convection microwave oven
- convection oven
- conventional oven
- countertop oven
- crystal oven
- Dutch oven
- fan-assisted oven
- fan oven
- glost oven
- halogen oven
- have a bun in the oven
- induction oven
- in the oven
- microwave oven
- need more time in the oven
- ovenbird
- oven bottom
- oven bread
- oven chip
- oven dish
- oven dodger
- oven glove
- ovenlike
- oven-like
- oven magnet
- oven mitt
- oven-proof
- oven rack
- oven-ready
- oven ring
- oven tit
- pizza oven
- reel oven
- roaster oven
- Russian oven
- science oven
- slow oven
- snowball's chance in an oven
- toaster oven
Translations
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Verb
oven (third-person singular simple present ovens, present participle ovening, simple past and past participle ovened)
- (transitive, colloquial, informal) To cook in an oven.
- I'm gonna oven the pie for about 30 minutes, mate.
Further reading
- oven on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “oven”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “oven”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
- “oven”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish ouæn, from Old Norse ofan. Compare German auf, Old English ufan.
Adverb
oven
Derived terms
Preposition
oven
- (rarely outside of fixed expressions) placed higher up than
Derived terms
- oven senge
- oven vande
References
- “oven” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch ōven, from Old Dutch *ovan, from Proto-West Germanic *ofn, from Proto-Germanic *ufnaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈoː.vən/
Audio: (file) Audio (Belgium): (file) - Hyphenation: oven
- Rhymes: -oːvən
Noun
oven m (plural ovens, diminutive oventje n)
- oven, furnace
- De bakker bakte het verse brood in de oven.
- The baker baked the fresh bread in the oven.
- De smelterij had verschillende grote ovens om metaal te smelten.
- The foundry had several large furnaces to melt metal.
- Na het koken, liet ze het gerecht afkoelen in een kleine oven die op het aanrecht stond.
- After cooking, she let the dish cool down in a small oven placed on the countertop.
Derived terms
- bakoven
- droogoven
- gasoven
- heteluchtoven
- hoogoven
- houtoven
- kalkoven
- magnetronoven
- microgolfoven
- ovenfriet
- ovenschaal
- ovenschotel
- ovenvers
- ovenwant
- smeedoven
- steenoven
- stoomoven
- verbrandingsoven
- zonneoven
Descendants
- Afrikaans: oond
- Negerhollands: oven
- → Caribbean Javanese: ofen
- → Indonesian: oven
- → Sranan Tongo: onfu
- → Saramaccan: ónfu
Finnish
Noun
oven
- genitive singular of ovi
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch oven, from Middle Dutch oven, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *uhnaz, *uhwnaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈo.vən]
- Hyphenation: o‧vên
Noun
ovên (plural oven-oven)
Alternative forms
Derived terms
- oven gelombang mikro (“microwave oven”)
- ovenan (“baked”, adjective)
Further reading
- “oven” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Middle High German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old High German ofan, from Proto-West Germanic *ofn, from Proto-Germanic *uhnaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈɔvən/, /ˈɔfən/
Noun
oven m
Declension
Related terms
- ovenhus
- ovenære
Descendants
- Central Franconian: Ovve, Owe, Oawe, Uawe (Moselle Franconian)
- German: Ofen
- Vilamovian: uwa
- Yiddish: אויוון (oyvn)
References
- Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “oven”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
- "oven" in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *ovьnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *awinas.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ̀ːʋən/
Noun
óvən m anim
- ram (male sheep)
Declension
| Masculine anim., hard o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | ôven | ||
| gen. sing. | ôvna | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
ôven | ôvna | ôvni |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
ôvna | ôvnov | ôvnov |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
ôvnu | ôvnoma | ôvnom |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
ôvna | ôvna | ôvne |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
ôvnu | ôvnih | ôvnih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
ôvnom | ôvnoma | ôvni |
Further reading
- “oven”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- “oven”, in Termania, Amebis
- See also the general references
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈoben/ [ˈo.β̞ẽn]
- Rhymes: -oben
- Syllabification: o‧ven
Verb
oven
- inflection of ovar:
- third-person plural present subjunctive
- third-person plural imperative