haveno

From Low German Haven, Yiddish האַוון (havn), English haven, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *habanō (“harbour, haven”). Compare German Hafen, Russian га́вань (gávanʹ), Dutch haven, archaic French havre, Spanish abra (“small bay, inlet”).

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• IPA^(key): /haˈveno/
• Rhymes: -eno
• Hyphenation: ha‧ve‧no

haveno (accusative singular havenon, plural havenoj, accusative plural havenojn)

1. port, harbour

   Tiumatene, estis multaj ŝipoj en la haveno.

   There were many ships in the harbour that morning.