havre

See also: Havre and hâvre

French

Etymology

Via Middle French from Middle Dutch havene, from Proto-Germanic *habnō, which see for more.

Pronunciation

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /avʁ/ ~ /ɑvʁ/
• Rhymes: -avʁ
• Homophones: havrent, havres

Noun

havre m (plural havres)

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

Derived terms

• Le Havre

Further reading

• “havre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse hafri

Noun

havre m (definite singular havren, uncountable)

1. oats, Avena sativa

References

• “havre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “havre” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse hafri

Noun

havre m (definite singular havren, uncountable)

1. oats, Avena sativa

References

• “havre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Etymology

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

Noun

havre c

1. oats

Declension

Declension of havre
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	havre	havren	—	—
Genitive	havres	havrens	—	—

Derived terms

• havremjöl (“oatmeal”)
• havregryn (“oatmeal”)

References

• havre in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Anagrams

• haver