coven

See also:Coven

English

Etymology

FromMiddle Englishcovent,fromAnglo-Normancovent, cuvent,fromOld Frenchcovent,fromLatinconventum,fromconveniō,fromcum(“with”)andvenio(“I come”).Doubletofconvent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈkʌv.ən/

• Audio(Southern England):

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• Rhymes:-ʌvən

Noun

coven(pluralcovens)

1. A formal group or assembly ofwitches.
2. A family, group or assembly ofvampires.
3. Acliquethat shares commoninterestsoractivities.
   • 1986,David Leavitt,The Lost Language of Cranes(paperback), Penguin, page12:

     “This is a very African area”, he said as they maneuvered their way among thecovensof menacing children gathered in the halls.

Derived terms

• covener,covenstead,covendom

Translations

formal group or assembly of witches

• Basque:akelarre(eu)
• Bulgarian:сбор на вещици(sbor na veštici)
• Catalan:aquelarre(ca)m
• Czech:čarodějnický sabatm
• Dutch:heksenkring(nl)m
• Finnish:noitapiiri
• French:sabbat(fr)m,coven(fr),clan(fr)
• German:Hexenzirkel(de)m
• Irish:coibhínm,coibhín fia-chailleachm
• Japanese:Ma nữのTập まり(majo no atsumari),Ma nữĐoàn(majodan)
• Norwegian:hekseforsamlingc,heksemøten,heksesabbatm
• Occitan:sabatm,chauritm
• Polish:sabat(pl)m,zlot czarownicm
• Portuguese:conventículof
• Russian:ша́баш(ru)m(šábaš)
• Spanish:aquelarre(es)m
• Swedish:häxcirkelc
• Ukrainian:ша́баш(uk)m(šábaš)
• Welsh:cwfen(cy)f

clique

• Dutch:kliek(nl)m
• French:clique(fr)f
• Occitan:clicaf
• Spanish:gremio(es)m

Anagrams

• vonce

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):(Central)[ˈko.βən]
• IPA^(key):(Balearic)[ˈko.vən]
• IPA^(key):(Valencia)[ˈko.ven]

Verb

coven

1. third-personpluralpresentindicativeofcovar