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Webster 1913 Edition
Oven
Ov′en
(ŭv′’n)
, Noun.
[AS.
ofen
; akin to D. oven
, OHG. ofan
, ovan
, G. ofen
, Icel. ofn
, Dan. ovn
, Sw. ugn
, Goth. aúhns
, Gr. ἰπνός
, Skr. ukhā
pot.] A place arched over with brick or stonework, and used for baking, heating, or drying; hence, any structure, whether fixed or portable, which may be heated for baking, drying, etc.; esp., now, a chamber in a stove, used for baking or roasting.
Webster 1828 Edition
Oven
OVEN
,Noun.
An arch of brick or stone work, for baking bread and other things for food. Ovens are made in chimneys or set in the open air.
Definition 2024
Oven
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See also: Oven
English
Noun
oven (plural ovens)
Derived terms
Terms derived from oven
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Translations
chamber used for baking or heating
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Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *ukhnaz, *uhwnaz (compare Low German Aven, West Frisian ûne, German Ofen, English oven, Danish ovn, Swedish ugn, Icelandic ofn, Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌽𐍃 (auhns)), probably from a Proto-Indo-European *aukw- (“cooking pot”), *Hukʷ-, *ukwnos.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -oːvən
Noun
oven m (plural ovens, diminutive oventje n)
Derived terms
Related terms
- hoogoven
See also
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *ovьnъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔ̀ːʋən/
- Tonal orthography: óvən
Noun
ôven m anim (genitive ôvna, nominative plural ôvni)
- ram (male sheep)