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): /ɑvʁ/
Rhymes: -avʁ
Homophones: havrent, havres

Noun

havre m (plural havres)

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

Derived terms

Le Havre

Further reading

“havre” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Swedish

Etymology

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

Noun

havre c

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 över svenska språket (13th ed., online)

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