eventure
Middle Low German
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French aventure (see adventure), from Old French avanture, from Latin adventūrus.
Pronunciation
- Stem vowel: ê¹
- (originally) IPA(key): /æːvəntyːrə/
Noun
êventü̂re
- a noteworthy event
- coincidence
- risk, danger
- story, history of events
- adventure, especially a knightly journey
Alternative forms
- êventü̂r
- ä̂ventü̂re
Descendants
- Old Norse: æfintýr
- Danish: eventyr
- Norwegian: eventyr
- Swedish: äventyr