taverna

See also: tavernă and Taverna

English

Etymology

From Greek ταβέρνα (tavérna), from Latin taberna. Doublet of taberna and tavern.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təˈvɜː(ɹ)nə/, /təˈvɛə(ɹ)nə/

Noun

taverna (plural tavernas)

1. A small Greek restaurant.

   Hypernyms: tavern, restaurant < establishment

   Coordinate terms: taberna, osteria, trattoria, bistro

   • 1852, Edward Lear, Journals of a Landscape Painter in Southern Calabria, &c., London: Richard Bentley, […], pages 46–47:

     The streets of Palizzi, through which no Englishman perhaps had as yet descended, were swarming with perfectly naked, berry-brown children, and before I reached the taverna I could hardly make my way through the gathering crowd of astonished mahogany Cupids. The taverna was but a single dark room, […] ; still it was a better resting-place than the hut at Condufóri, inasmuch as it was free from many intruders.

   • 2007 November 18, Henry Shukman, “In Rustic Tavernas, a Classic Cuisine Gets Its Due”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     In the tavernas of Loutro I had the best octopus I’ve ever eaten, grilled simply with garlic, olive oil and sage over a charcoal fire.

Translations

small Greek restaurant

• German: Taverne (de) f

Further reading

• “taverna”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin taberna. Doublet of taberna, a learned borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [təˈβɛr.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [təˈvɛr.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [taˈvɛɾ.na]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

taverna f (plural tavernes)

1. bar, pub

   Synonym: bar

Related terms

• tabernacle
• tavernari
• taverner

Further reading

• “taverna”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “taverna”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Finnish

Etymology

From Italian taverna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑʋernɑ/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝ʋe̞rnɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑʋernɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ta‧ver‧na
• Hyphenation^(key): ta‧ver‧na

Noun

taverna

1. tavern

Declension

Inflection of taverna (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
nominative		taverna	tavernat
genitive		tavernan	tavernoiden tavernoitten tavernojen
partitive		tavernaa	tavernoita tavernoja
illative		tavernaan	tavernoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		taverna	tavernat
accusative	nom.	taverna	tavernat
	gen.	tavernan
genitive		tavernan	tavernoiden tavernoitten tavernojen tavernain rare
partitive		tavernaa	tavernoita tavernoja
inessive		tavernassa	tavernoissa
elative		tavernasta	tavernoista
illative		tavernaan	tavernoihin
adessive		tavernalla	tavernoilla
ablative		tavernalta	tavernoilta
allative		tavernalle	tavernoille
essive		tavernana	tavernoina
translative		tavernaksi	tavernoiksi
abessive		tavernatta	tavernoitta
instructive		—	tavernoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of taverna (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tavernani tavernani accusative nom. tavernani tavernani gen. tavernani genitive tavernani tavernoideni tavernoitteni tavernojeni tavernaini rare partitive tavernaani tavernoitani tavernojani inessive tavernassani tavernoissani elative tavernastani tavernoistani illative tavernaani tavernoihini adessive tavernallani tavernoillani ablative tavernaltani tavernoiltani allative tavernalleni tavernoilleni essive tavernanani tavernoinani translative tavernakseni tavernoikseni abessive tavernattani tavernoittani instructive — — comitative — tavernoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tavernasi tavernasi accusative nom. tavernasi tavernasi gen. tavernasi genitive tavernasi tavernoidesi tavernoittesi tavernojesi tavernaisi rare partitive tavernaasi tavernoitasi tavernojasi inessive tavernassasi tavernoissasi elative tavernastasi tavernoistasi illative tavernaasi tavernoihisi adessive tavernallasi tavernoillasi ablative tavernaltasi tavernoiltasi allative tavernallesi tavernoillesi essive tavernanasi tavernoinasi translative tavernaksesi tavernoiksesi abessive tavernattasi tavernoittasi instructive — — comitative — tavernoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tavernamme tavernamme accusative nom. tavernamme tavernamme gen. tavernamme genitive tavernamme tavernoidemme tavernoittemme tavernojemme tavernaimme rare partitive tavernaamme tavernoitamme tavernojamme inessive tavernassamme tavernoissamme elative tavernastamme tavernoistamme illative tavernaamme tavernoihimme adessive tavernallamme tavernoillamme ablative tavernaltamme tavernoiltamme allative tavernallemme tavernoillemme essive tavernanamme tavernoinamme translative tavernaksemme tavernoiksemme abessive tavernattamme tavernoittamme instructive — — comitative — tavernoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tavernanne tavernanne accusative nom. tavernanne tavernanne gen. tavernanne genitive tavernanne tavernoidenne tavernoittenne tavernojenne tavernainne rare partitive tavernaanne tavernoitanne tavernojanne inessive tavernassanne tavernoissanne elative tavernastanne tavernoistanne illative tavernaanne tavernoihinne adessive tavernallanne tavernoillanne ablative tavernaltanne tavernoiltanne allative tavernallenne tavernoillenne essive tavernananne tavernoinanne translative tavernaksenne tavernoiksenne abessive tavernattanne tavernoittanne instructive — — comitative — tavernoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tavernansa tavernansa accusative nom. tavernansa tavernansa gen. tavernansa genitive tavernansa tavernoidensa tavernoittensa tavernojensa tavernainsa rare partitive tavernaansa tavernoitaan tavernojaan tavernoitansa tavernojansa inessive tavernassaan tavernassansa tavernoissaan tavernoissansa elative tavernastaan tavernastansa tavernoistaan tavernoistansa illative tavernaansa tavernoihinsa adessive tavernallaan tavernallansa tavernoillaan tavernoillansa ablative tavernaltaan tavernaltansa tavernoiltaan tavernoiltansa allative tavernalleen tavernallensa tavernoilleen tavernoillensa essive tavernanaan tavernanansa tavernoinaan tavernoinansa translative tavernakseen tavernaksensa tavernoikseen tavernoiksensa abessive tavernattaan tavernattansa tavernoittaan tavernoittansa instructive — — comitative — tavernoineen tavernoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• oluttaverna

Further reading

• “taverna”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• vartena, veranta

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin taberna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈvɛr.na/
• Rhymes: -ɛrna
• Hyphenation: ta‧vèr‧na

Noun

taverna f (plural taverne)

1. tavern

   Synonym: osteria

Descendants

• → Finnish: taverna
• → Middle High German: taverne
  • German: Taverne
• → Norwegian: taverna
• → Polish: tawerna
• → Swedish: taverna (as well as from Latin)

Further reading

• taverna in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• entrava, nervata, traevan, vantare, vanterà, varante, vernata

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• taberna

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese taverna, from Latin taberna (“inn, tavern, shop”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /taˈvɛʁ.nɐ/ [taˈvɛɦ.nɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /taˈvɛʁ.nɐ/ [taˈvɛɦ.nɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /taˈvɛɾ.nɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /taˈvɛʁ.nɐ/
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /taˈvɛɻ.nɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /taˈvɛʁ.na/ [taˈvɛɦ.na]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐˈvɛɾ.nɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐˈvɛɾ.nɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐˈbɛɾ.nɐ/ [tɐˈβɛɾ.nɐ]

• Homophone: (Northern Portugal) taberna
• Hyphenation: ta‧ver‧na

Noun

taverna f (plural tavernas)

1. pub, tavern

Derived terms

• taverneiro

Further reading

• “taverna”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “taverna”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish taværne, from Latin taberna.

Noun

taverna c

1. restaurant

   Synonyms: krog, restaurang, värdshus

Usage notes

Often used for restaurants specializing in wines.

Declension

Declension of taverna

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	taverna	tavernas
	definite	tavernan	tavernans
plural	indefinite	tavernor	tavernors
	definite	tavernorna	tavernornas

References

• “taverna”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “taverna”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “taverna”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• tabernakel in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɑ.βeɾ.nɑ]

Noun

taverna (definite accusative tavernayı, plural tavernalar)

1. taverna, a small Greek restaurant
2. a tavern with live music

Declension

Declension of taverna

singular plural nominative taverna tavernalar definite accusative tavernayı tavernaları dative tavernaya tavernalara locative tavernada tavernalarda ablative tavernadan tavernalardan genitive tavernanın tavernaların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular tavernam tavernalarım 2nd singular tavernan tavernaların 3rd singular tavernası tavernaları 1st plural tavernamız tavernalarımız 2nd plural tavernanız tavernalarınız 3rd plural tavernaları tavernaları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular tavernamı tavernalarımı 2nd singular tavernanı tavernalarını 3rd singular tavernasını tavernalarını 1st plural tavernamızı tavernalarımızı 2nd plural tavernanızı tavernalarınızı 3rd plural tavernalarını tavernalarını dative singular plural 1st singular tavernama tavernalarıma 2nd singular tavernana tavernalarına 3rd singular tavernasına tavernalarına 1st plural tavernamıza tavernalarımıza 2nd plural tavernanıza tavernalarınıza 3rd plural tavernalarına tavernalarına locative singular plural 1st singular tavernamda tavernalarımda 2nd singular tavernanda tavernalarında 3rd singular tavernasında tavernalarında 1st plural tavernamızda tavernalarımızda 2nd plural tavernanızda tavernalarınızda 3rd plural tavernalarında tavernalarında ablative singular plural 1st singular tavernamdan tavernalarımdan 2nd singular tavernandan tavernalarından 3rd singular tavernasından tavernalarından 1st plural tavernamızdan tavernalarımızdan 2nd plural tavernanızdan tavernalarınızdan 3rd plural tavernalarından tavernalarından genitive singular plural 1st singular tavernamın tavernalarımın 2nd singular tavernanın tavernalarının 3rd singular tavernasının tavernalarının 1st plural tavernamızın tavernalarımızın 2nd plural tavernanızın tavernalarınızın 3rd plural tavernalarının tavernalarının