havre

See also: Havre and hâvre

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse hafri, from Proto-Germanic *habrô, cognate with Norwegian, Swedish havre, English haver (dialect), German Hafer (from Low German), Dutch haver. Derived from the noun *hafraz (“he-goat”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /havrə/, [ˈhɑwʁɐ]

Noun

havre c (singular definite havren, not used in plural form)

  1. (botany) oats (Avena sativa)

Declension

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French

Etymology

Via Middle French from Middle Dutch havene, from Old Dutch *havana, from Proto-West Germanic *habanu or more probably from Old Danish *hafn (Danish havn), from Old Norse hǫfn (“haven”), from Proto-Germanic *habnō.

Pronunciation

  • (aspirated h) IPA(key): /avʁ/, /ɑvʁ/
  • Rhymes: -avʁ
  • Homophones: havrent, havres

Noun

havre m (plural havres)

  1. (archaic or dialectal) harbour (UK, Ireland, and the Commonwealth) / harbor (US)
  2. haven

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Spanish: abra
    • → English: abra

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse hafri.

Noun

havre m (definite singular havren, uncountable)

  1. oats, Avena sativa

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse hafri.

Noun

havre m (definite singular havren, uncountable)

  1. oats, Avena sativa

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse hafri, from Proto-Germanic *habrô, from Proto-Indo-European *kapro-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²hɑːvrɛ/

Noun

havre c

  1. oats

Declension

Declension of havre 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative havre havren — —
Genitive havres havrens — —

Derived terms

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