haveno

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Low German Havender.

Proto-Indo-European *kap-der.

Proto-Germanic *habanōder.

Middle Low German haveneder.

Yiddish האַוון (havn)der.

Old English hæfen

Middle English havene

English havender.

Esperanto haveno

From Low German Haven, Yiddish האַוון (havn), English haven, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *habanō (“harbour, haven”). Compare German Hafen, Russian га́вань (gávanʹ), Dutch haven, archaic French havre, Spanish abra (“small bay, inlet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haˈveno/

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• Rhymes: -eno
• Syllabification: ha‧ve‧no

Noun

haveno (accusative singular havenon, plural havenoj, accusative plural havenojn)

1. port, harbour

   Tiumatene, estis multaj ŝipoj en la haveno.

   There were many ships in the harbour that morning.

Derived terms

• aerohaveno (“airport”)
• antaŭhaveno (“outer harbour”)
• flughaveno (“airport”)
• marhaveno (“seaport”)