caverne

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French caverne, from Old French caverne, borrowed from Latin caverna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.vɛʁn/
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Noun

caverne f (plural cavernes)

  1. cavern

Derived terms

Further reading

Italian

Noun

caverne f

  1. plural of caverna

Anagrams

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French caverne, from Old French caverne, from Latin caverna.

Pronunciation

Noun

caverne (plural cavernes)

  1. cavern, cave
  2. (by extension, rare) hole, cavity

Descendants

  • English: cavern
  • Scots: cavern

References

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French caverne, from Latin caverna.

Noun

caverne f (plural cavernes)

  1. cavern

Descendants

Romanian

Pronunciation

Noun

caverne f

  1. inflection of cavernă:
    1. indefinite plural
    2. indefinite genitive/dative singular