caverne

French

Etymology

Inherited 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)

1. 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

1. 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)

1. cavern, cave
2. (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)

1. cavern

Descendants

• French: caverne

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaˈverne]

Noun

caverne f

1. inflection of cavernă:
   1. indefinite plural
   2. indefinite genitive/dative singular