caverne
French
Etymology
From Middle French caverne, from Old French caverne, borrowed from Latin caverna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.vɛʁn/
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Noun
caverne f (plural cavernes)
- cavern
Derived terms
- homme des cavernes
Related terms
- cave
Further reading
- “caverne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Noun
caverne f
- plural of caverna
Anagrams
- cerneva
Middle English
Alternative forms
- kaverne
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French caverne, from Old French caverne, from Latin caverna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈvɛrn(ə)/
Noun
caverne (plural cavernes)
- cavern, cave
- (by extension, rare) hole, cavity
Related terms
- cavernous
Descendants
- English: cavern
- Scots: cavern
References
- “caverne, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French caverne, from Latin caverna.
Noun
caverne f (plural cavernes)
- cavern
Descendants
- French: caverne
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kaˈverne]
Noun
caverne f
- inflection of cavernă:
- indefinite plural
- indefinite genitive/dative singular