aven

See also:Aven,avén,andäven

English

Etymology

Borrowed fromFrenchaven.

Noun

aven(pluralavens)

1. A verticalshaftleading upward from acavepassage, sometimes connecting with passages above.
2. Apothole.

Translations

a vertical shaft leading upward from a cave passage

• Polish:awenm

See also

• domepit

References

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

Anagrams

• nave,e-van,Neva,Vane,neva,vane,Nave,Evan,Vena,vena

Breton

Alternative forms

• avon

Etymology

FromMiddle Bretonavon,fromProto-Brythonic*aβon(“river”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈɑː.ven/

Noun

avenf(pluralavenioù)

1. (archaic)river

French

aven

Etymology

FromOccitanavenc,fromGaulish*abonā(“river”),fromProto-Celtic*abū(“river”).CompareBretonaven,avon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/a.vɛn/

• Audio:

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Noun

avenm(pluralavens)

1. (geology,caving)pitcave,pit(natural cave with predominantly vertical shafts)

   Synonyms:gouffre,igue

2. (geology)sinkhole(US),swallow hole(UK)

Further reading

• avenon the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia^fr
• “aven”,inTrésor de la langue française informatisé[Digitized Treasury of the French Language],2012.

Polabian

Etymology

BorrowedfromMiddle Low Germaneven.

Adverb

aven

1. just

References

• Lehr-Spławiński, T.,Polański, K.(1962) “aven”,inSłownik etymologiczny języka Drzewian połabskich(in Polish), number 1 (A – ďüzd), Wrocław, Warszawa etc.: Ossolineum, page21
• Polański, Kazimierz,James Allen Sehnert (1967) “aven”, inPolabian-English Dictionary,The Hague, Paris: Mouton & Co, page35
• Olesch, Reinhold(1962) “Awen”,inThesaurus Linguae Dravaenopolabicae(in German), volumes1: A – O,Cologne, Vienna: Böhlau Verlag,→ISBN,page 9

Romanian

Noun

avenn(pluralavene)

1. Alternative form ofavenă

Declension

Declension ofaven

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un)aven	avenul	(niște)avene	avenele
genitive/dative	(unui)aven	avenului	(unor)avene	avenelor
vocative	avenule		avenelor

Tok Pisin

Etymology

FromEnglishoven.

Noun

aven

1. oven