haven

English

Etymology

Old English hæfen, from Proto-Germanic *habnō, *habanō (compare Dutch haven, German Hafen, Danish/Norwegian havn), from haban 'sea' (compare Old English hæf, German Haff 'gulf', Danish hav), or from Proto-Indo-European *kopno- (compare Irish cúan 'harbor, recess, haven').

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈheɪvən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪvən

Noun

haven (plural havens)

1. A harbour or anchorage protected from the sea.
2. (by extension) A place of safety; a refuge or sanctuary.
   • 2011 December 21, Helen Pidd, “Europeans migrate south as continent drifts deeper into crisis”, the Guardian:

     Since its conception, the European Union has been a haven for those seeking refuge from war, persecution and poverty in other parts of the world.

Synonyms

• refuge
• sanctuary
• zoar

Derived terms

• tax haven

Translations

harbour

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 避風港 (cmn), 避风港 (cmn) (bìfēnggǎng), 海港 (cmn) (hǎigǎng)

• Danish: havn (da) c
• Dutch: haven (nl) f
• Finnish: suojasatama
• French: port (fr) m, havre (fr) m
• German: Hafen (de) m
• Greek: λιμάνι (el) (limáni) n
• Hungarian: kikötő (hu), rév (hu)

• Italian: porto (it) m
• Japanese: 港 (ja) (みなと, minato), 海港 (ja) (かいこう, kaikō)
• Low German: Haven (nds)
• Polish: port (pl)
• Portuguese: porto (pt) m
• Russian: гавань (ru) (gávan’) f, порт (ru) (port) m
• Serbo-Croatian: luka (sh)
• Spanish: puerto (es) m
• Swedish: hamn (sv)

refuge

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 避難所 (cmn), 避难所 (cmn) (bìnànsuǒ)

• Danish: tilflugtssted n, refugium (da) n, fristed n
• Dutch: vrijhaven f, toevluchtsoord m
• Finnish: turvapaikka (fi)
• French: asile (fr) m, refuge (fr) m, abri (fr) m, havre (fr) m
• German: Zufluchtsort (de) m
• Greek: καταφύγιο (el) (katafýgio) n
• Hungarian: rév (hu), menedék (hu)

• Japanese: 避難所 (ja) (ひなんじょ, hinanjo)
• Korean: 피난처 (ko) (pinancheo) (避難所 (ko))
• Portuguese: refúgio (pt) m
• Russian: убежище (ru) (ubéžišče) n, укрытие (ru) (ukrýtije) n, прибежище (ru) (pribéžišče) n, пристанище (ru) (pristánišče) n, приют (ru) (prijút) m
• Serbo-Croatian: sklonište (sh), pribježište (sh), luka spasa (sh), refugij (sh)
• Spanish: asilo (es) m, refugio (es) m
• Swedish: fristad

Verb

haven (third-person singular simple present havens, present participle havening, simple past and past participle havened)

1. To put into, or provide with a haven.

Translations

to put into, or provide with a haven

• Finnish: suojella, tarjota suojapaikka

Anagrams

• nevah

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Danish

Noun

haven c

1. singular definite of have

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch havene, from Old Dutch *havana, from Proto-Germanic *habnō, *habanō.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aːvən
• IPA: /ˈɦaːvə(n)/

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Noun

haven f (plural havens, diminutive haventje)

1. harbour
2. port

Derived terms

havengebied havenplaats havenstad

luchthaven vrijhaven

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Middle English

Etymology

From Old English habban, hafian.

Verb

haven

1. to have

Conjugation

Conjugation of haven

present	singular	plural
1st person	have	haveþ, haven
2nd person	hast	haveþ, haven
3rd person	haþ	haveþ, haven
subjunctive	have	haven
participle	present	past
	havende, havinge	(y)had
simple past	singular	plural
1st person	hadde	hadden
2nd person	hadde(st)	hadden
3rd person	hadde	hadden
subjunctive	hadde	hadden
imperative	singular	plural
	have	haveþ, haven

Descendants

• English: to have

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Swedish

Noun

haven

1. definite plural of hav