oven
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English oven, from Old English ofn, from Proto-West Germanic *ofn, from Proto-Germanic *uhnaz, *uhwnaz (compare Dutch oven, Low German Aven, West Frisian ûne, German Ofen, Danish ovn, Norwegian Bokmål ovn, Norwegian Nynorsk omn, Swedish ugn, Icelandic ofn, Finnish uuni, Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌽𐍃 (auhns), probably from a Proto-Indo-European *aukw- (“cooking pot”), *Hukʷ-, *ukwnos (compare Sanskrit उखा (ukhā), Albanian anë, Latin aulla, olla, Ancient Greek ἰπνός (ipnós)).
Pronunciation edit
- (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈʌ.vn̩/
- (General American, UK) IPA(key): /ˈʌv.ən/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ʌvən
Noun edit
oven (plural ovens)
- A chamber used for baking or heating.
- 1982, “Sexual Healing”, in Midnight Love, performed by Marvin Gaye:
- Baby I'm hot just like an oven / I need some lovin'
- (colloquial) A very hot place.
- 2011, Vern Shutz, Memoirs of a Left Hander, page 96:
- The ballroom that evening was an absolute oven. I probably perspired more dancing then during the afternoon ballgame.
Derived terms edit
- Barnstaple oven
- black oven
- bottle oven
- camp oven
- cloam oven
- clome oven
- coke oven gas
- convection microwave oven
- convection oven
- conventional oven
- countertop oven
- crystal oven
- Dutch oven
- fan-assisted oven
- fan oven
- glost oven
- halogen oven
- have a bun in the oven
- induction oven
- microwave oven
- need more time in the oven
- ovenbird
- oven bottom
- oven bread
- oven chip
- oven dish
- oven dodger
- oven glove
- oven mitt
- oven-proof
- oven rack
- oven-ready
- oven ring
- oven tit
- oven tit
- pizza oven
- reel oven
- roaster oven
- Russian oven
- science oven
- slow oven
- toaster oven
Translations edit
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Verb edit
oven (third-person singular simple present ovens, present participle ovening, simple past and past participle ovened)
- (transitive, colloquial, informal) To cook in an oven
- I'm gonna oven the pie for about 30 minutes, mate.
Further reading edit
- oven on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “oven”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “oven”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “oven”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch ōven, from Old Dutch *ovan, from Proto-West Germanic *ofn, from Proto-Germanic *ufnaz.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
oven m (plural ovens, diminutive oventje n)
- oven, furnace
- De bakker bakte het verse brood in de oven.
- The baker baked the fresh bread in the oven.
- De smelterij had verschillende grote ovens om metaal te smelten.
- The foundry had several large furnaces to melt metal.
- Na het koken, liet ze het gerecht afkoelen in een kleine oven die op het aanrecht stond.
- After cooking, she let the dish cool down in a small oven placed on the countertop.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Finnish edit
Noun edit
oven
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch oven, from Middle Dutch oven, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *uhnaz, *uhwnaz.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
oven or ovên
Alternative forms edit
Derived terms edit
- ovenan (“baked”)
- oven gelombang mikro (“microwave oven”)
Further reading edit
- “oven” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Slovene edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Slavic *ovьnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *awinas.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
óvən m anim
- ram (male sheep)
Inflection edit
Masculine anim., hard o-stem | |||
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nom. sing. | ôven | ||
gen. sing. | ôvna | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
ôven | ôvna | ôvni |
genitive (rodȋlnik) |
ôvna | ôvnov | ôvnov |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
ôvnu | ôvnoma | ôvnom |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
ôvna | ôvna | ôvne |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
ôvnu | ôvnih | ôvnih |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
ôvnom | ôvnoma | ôvni |
Further reading edit
- “oven”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- “oven”, in Termania, Amebis
- See also the general references
Spanish edit
Verb edit
oven
- inflection of ovar: