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English

Etymology

Borrowed from French aven.

Noun

aven (plural avens)

1. A vertical shaft leading upward from a cave passage, sometimes connecting with passages above.
2. A pothole.

See also

• domepit

References

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

Anagrams

• Evan, Nave, Neva, Vena, nave, neva, vane

Breton

Etymology

From Middle Breton avon, from Proto-Brythonic *a?on (“river”).

Alternative forms

• avon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???.ven/

Noun

aven f (plural avenioù)

1. (archaic) river

French

Etymology

From Occitan avenc, from Gaulish *abon? (“river”), from Proto-Celtic *ab? (“river”). Compare Breton aven, avon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.v?n/

Noun

aven m (plural avens)

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

   Synonyms: gouffre, igue

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

Further reading

• aven on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr
• “aven” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English oven.

Noun

aven

1. oven

English

Etymology

From Middle English amen, from Old English, from Ecclesiastical Latin ?m?n, from Ancient Greek ???? (am?n), from Biblical Hebrew ?????? (??m?n, “certainly, truly”) (cognate with Arabic ??????? (??m?na), Classical Syriac ????? (??mên)). In Old English, it was used only at the end of the Gospels. Elsewhere, it was translated as s?þl??e! (“truly”, “indeed!”), sw? hit is (“so it is”), and s?e! (“[so] be it!”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e??m?n/, /???m?n/, /?e?.m?n/
  • Before the 1880s only the pronunciation /e??m?n/ was recorded; today both are used, sometimes even by the same speaker depending on the context.
• Rhymes: -?n

Adverb

amen (not comparable)

1. (Discuss⁽⁺⁾ this sense) At the end of religious prayers: so be it.
2. In many Abrahamic religious texts and creeds: truly, verily.
   • 1582, Bible in Rhemish translation, John 3:5:

     Amen, amen, I say to thee, except a man be born again, he can not see the kingdom of God.

Derived terms

• awoman

Descendants

• ? Tokelauan: amene

Translations

Interjection

amen

1. (Discuss⁽⁺⁾ this sense) An expression of strong agreement. Often, though dated, in the phrase "Amen to that".
   • 1999 May, Matt Groening, “Hell Is Other Robots”, Futurama, season 1, episode 9

     Fry: Bender's stupid religion is driving me nuts! / Leela: Amen!

Translations

Noun

amen (plural amens)

1. An instance of saying ‘amen’.
2. A title of Christ; the Faithful One (especially with reference to Revelation 3:14)

Translations

Verb

amen (third-person singular simple present amens, present participle amening, simple past and past participle amened)

1. (intransitive) To say amen.
   • 1942, Emily Carr, The Book of Small, "Sunday," [1]

     The moment Dr. Reid amened, we rushed straight out of the church off home.

   • 2015, T. M. Young, Much Given, Much Required (page xxx)

     Most of the church amened and applauded.
2. (transitive) To say amen to; to ratify solemnly.

Translations

Anagrams

• -mane, -nema, Eman, Enma, MEAN, MENA, Mena, NAmE, NEMA, NMEA, mane, mean, mnae, name, namé, neam, ñame

Catalan

Verb

amen

1. third-person plural present indicative form of amar

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish amén, from Latin ?m?n, from Ancient Greek ???? (am?n), from Hebrew ???? (amén, “certainly, truly”).

The gesture evolved from the custom of kissing the ecclesiastical ring of Catholic clergymen.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a?men

Adverb

amen

1. at the end of religious prayers: so be it

Interjection

amen

1. an expression of strong agreement

Verb

amen

1. to touch one's forehead to the back of an older person's hand as a gesture of respect
2. to hold out one's hand to someone, often a younger person, in order for them to touch it to their foreheads

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:amen.

Chuukese

Etymology

Borrowed from English amen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?m?n/, /a?b?n/

Interjection

amen

1. amen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch amen, from Latin ?m?n, from Ancient Greek ???? (am?n), from Biblical Hebrew ???? (amén, “certainly, truly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a?.m?(n)/
• Hyphenation: amen
• Rhymes: -a?m?n

Interjection

amen

1. amen; at the end of Judeo-Christian prayers: so be it
2. amen; an expression of strong agreement

Noun

amen n (plural amens, diminutive amentje n)

1. An instance of saying ‘amen’.

Derived terms

• beamen

Esperanto

Etymology

From Ecclesiastical Latin ?m?n, from Ancient Greek ???? (am?n), from Biblical Hebrew ?????? (??m?n, “certainly, truly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?amen/
• Hyphenation: a?men
• Rhymes: -amen
• Audio:

Interjection

amen

1. amen

French

Etymology

From Ecclesiastical Latin amen, from Ancient Greek ???? (am?n), from Biblical Hebrew ?????? (??m?n, “certainly, truly”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.m?n/
• Homophones: amène, amènent, amènes

Adverb

amen

1. amen

Noun

amen m (plural amens)

1. amen

Further reading

• “amen” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• mena

Galician

Verb

amen

1. third-person plural present subjunctive of amar

German

Etymology

From Latin ?m?n, from Ancient Greek ???? (am?n), from Hebrew ????.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a?m?n/, [??a?.m?n], [-mn?], [-mm?]
• IPA^(key): /?a?m?n/ (less common)
• Homophones: ahmen, Amen (general), armen, Armen (some speakers)

Interjection

amen

1. amen

Derived terms

• Amen n
• ja und amen sagen

Gothic

Romanization

am?n

1. Romanization of ????????????????

Icelandic

Adverb

amen

1. at the end of prayers: so be it

2. at the end of a creeds or in Biblical translations: truly, verily

Interjection

amen

1. expressing strong agreement

Anagrams

• nema

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???? (am?n), from Biblical Hebrew ?????? (??m?n, “certainly, truly”) (cognate with Arabic ?????? (??m?n), Classical Syriac ????? (??mên)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a.men/

Adverb

amen

1. amen; so be it
2. (colloquial) that's it; end of the story

Interjection

amen

1. amen!

Usage notes

• Sense 2, similar to pace and va beh, is colloquial, and typically seen in the phrase pace e amen, as in the example.

Latin

Etymology

From Koine Greek ????? (?m?n), from Biblical Hebrew ?????? (??m?n, “certainly, truly”); cognate with Arabic ?????? (??m?n), Aramaic ??????? (?am?n), Classical Syriac ???????? (?am?n).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?a?.me?n/, [?ä?me?n]
• (Vulgar) IPA^(key): /?a?.men/, [?a?men]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?a.men/, [???m?n]

Adverb

?m?n (not comparable) (biblical, Christianity, Late Latin, Medieval Latin, Ecclesiastical Latin)

1. amen; so be it, let it be
2. amen; truly, verily

Interjection

?m?n

1. amen!

References

• amen in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• amen in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• amen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 113
• amen in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, Hahnsche Buchhandlung, page 375

Middle Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ?m?n.

Interjection

?men

1. amen, so be it

Descendants

• Dutch: amen
• Limburgish: ame

Further reading

• “amen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “amen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English, from Latin ?m?n.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a??m??n/, /a??m?n/

Interjection

amen

1. amen

Descendants

• English: amen
  • ? Tokelauan: amene
• Yola: amain

References

• “?m??n, interj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew ?????? (??m?n, “certainly, truly”).

Interjection

amen

1. amen

Noun

amen n (definite singular amenet, indefinite plural amen or amener, definite plural amena or amenene)

1. an amen

References

• “amen” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “amen” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Anagrams

• emna

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew ?????? (??m?n, “certainly, truly”).

Interjection

amen

1. amen

Noun

amen n (definite singular amenet, indefinite plural amen, definite plural amena)

1. an amen

References

• “amen” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• emna

Polish

Etymology

From Ecclesiastical Latin ?m?n, from Koine Greek ????? (?m?n), from Biblical Hebrew ?????? (??m?n)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a.m?n/

Interjection

amen

1. amen!

Further reading

• amen in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• amen in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Interjection

amen

1. Obsolete spelling of amém

Spanish

Verb

amen

1. Second-person plural (ustedes) imperative form of amar.
2. Second-person plural (ustedes) present subjunctive form of amar.
3. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes^?) present subjunctive form of amar.