haven

English

Etymology

Old English hæfen, from Proto-Germanic *habanō (compare Dutch haven, German Hafen, Danish/Norwegian havn), from haban 'sea' (compare Old English hæf, German Haff 'gulf', Danish hav), from Proto-Indo-European *kopno (compare Irish cúan 'harbor, recess, haven'). See also hav.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈheɪvən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪvən

Noun

haven (plural havens)

1. A harbour or anchorage protected from the sea.
2. (by extension) A place of safety; a refuge or sanctuary.
   • 2011 December 21, Helen Pidd, “Europeans migrate south as continent drifts deeper into crisis”, the Guardian:

     Since its conception, the European Union has been a haven for those seeking refuge from war, persecution and poverty in other parts of the world.

Synonyms

• refuge
• sanctuary
• zoar

Derived terms

• tax haven

Translations

harbour

Chinese: Mandarin: 避風港 (zh), 避风港 (zh) (bìfēnggǎng), 海港 (zh) (hǎigǎng) Danish: havn (da) c. Dutch: haven (nl) f. Finnish: suojasatama French: port (fr) m., havre (fr) m. German: Hafen (de) m. Greek: λιμάνι (el) (limáni) n.

Hungarian: kikötő (hu), rév (hu) Italian: porto (it) m. Japanese: 港 (ja) (みなと, minato), 海港 (ja) (かいこう, kaikō) Low German: Haven (nds) Portuguese: porto (pt) m. Russian: гавань (ru) (gávan’) f., порт (ru) (port) m. Serbo-Croatian: luka (sh) Spanish: puerto (es) m. Swedish: hamn (sv)

refuge

Chinese: Mandarin: 避難所 (zh), 避难所 (zh) (bìnànsuǒ) Danish: tilflugtssted n., refugium (da) n., fristed n. Dutch: vrijhaven f., toevluchtsoord m. Finnish: turvapaikka (fi) French: asile (fr) m., refuge (fr) m., abri (fr) m., havre (fr) m. German: Zufluchtsort (de) m. Greek: καταφύγιο (el) (katafýgio) n. Hungarian: rév (hu), menedék (hu)

Japanese: 避難所 (ja) (ひなんじょ, hinanjo) Korean: 피난처 (ko) (pinancheo) (避難所 (ko)) Portuguese: refúgio (pt) m. Russian: убежище (ru) (ubéžišče) n., укрытие (ru) (ukrýtije) n., прибежище (ru) (pribéžišče) n., пристанище (ru) (pristánišče) n., приют (ru) (prijút) m. Serbo-Croatian: sklonište (sh), pribježište (sh), luka spasa (sh), refugij (sh) Spanish: asilo (es) m., refugio (es) m. Swedish: fristad

Verb

haven (third-person singular simple present havens, present participle havening, simple past and past participle havened)

1. To put into, or provide with a haven.

Translations

to put into, or provide with a haven

Finnish: suojella, tarjota suojapaikka

Anagrams

• nevah

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Danish

Noun

haven c.

1. singular definite of have

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch havene, from Old Dutch *havana, from Proto-Germanic *habnō, *habanō.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aːvən

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Noun

haven f. (plural havens, diminutive haventje)

1. harbour
2. port

Derived terms

havengebied havenplaats havenstad

luchthaven vrijhaven

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Middle English

Verb

haven

1. to have

Descendants

• English: to have

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Swedish

Noun

haven

1. definite plural of hav