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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

Borrowed from Latin ?vell?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??v?l/

Verb

avel (third-person singular simple present avels, present participle avelling, simple past and past participle avelled)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To pull away.

Anagrams

• Leva, Vale, Veal, Vela, eval, lave, leva, vale, veal, vela

Breton

Etymology

From Old Breton auel, from Proto-Brythonic *awel (“wind”), from Proto-Celtic *awel? (“wind, breeze”) (compare Welsh awel).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???v?l/, /???w?l/

Noun

avel f

1. wind

Synonyms

• (literary, archaic) gwent

Ladino

Etymology

From Hebrew.

Noun

avel m (Latin spelling)

1. air

Romani

Etymology

From Sanskrit ????? (?payati), from the root ??? (?p).

Verb

avel

1. to come