havre
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)
- (botany) oats (Avena sativa)
Inflection
common gender | Singular | |
---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | havre | havren |
genitive | havres | havrens |
Derived terms
- havregryn
- havregrød
- havremælk
References
- “havre” in Den Danske Ordbog
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)
- (archaic or dialectal) harbour (UK, Ireland, and the Commonwealth) / harbor (US)
- haven
Derived terms
- havre de paix
- Le Havre
- Le Hable
Descendants
- → Spanish: abra
- → English: abra
Further reading
- “havre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse hafri.
Noun
havre m (definite singular havren, uncountable)
- oats, Avena sativa
References
- “havre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “havre” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse hafri.
Noun
havre m (definite singular havren, uncountable)
- oats, Avena sativa
References
- “havre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse hafri, from Proto-Germanic *habrô, from Proto-Indo-European *kapro-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²hɑːvrɛ/
Noun
havre c
- oats
Declension
Declension of havre | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | havre | havren | — | — |
Genitive | havres | havrens | — | — |
Derived terms
- havremjöl (“oatmeal”)
- havregryn (“oatmeal”)
References
- havre in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
Anagrams
- haver