havre

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See also: Havre and hâvre

Danish

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /havrə/, [ˈhɑwʁɐ]

Noun

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havre c (singular definite havren, not used in plural form)

  1. (botany) oats (Avena sativa)

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French

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Etymology

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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.

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havre m (plural havres)

  1. (archaic or dialectal) harbour (UK, Ireland, and the Commonwealth) / harbor (US)
  2. haven

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Descendants

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  • Spanish: abra
    • English: abra
    • Tagalog: abra

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology

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From Old Norse hafri.

Noun

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havre m (definite singular havren, uncountable)

  1. oats, Avena sativa

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Old Norse hafri.

Noun

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havre m (definite singular havren, uncountable)

  1. oats, Avena sativa

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Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Old Norse hafri, from Proto-Germanic *habrô, from Proto-Indo-European *kapro-.

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Noun

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havre c

  1. oat (cereal grass)
  2. oats (seeds of the oat)

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