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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch haven or Middle Low German haven.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɡavənʲ]
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Noun

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га́вань (gávanʹf inan (genitive га́вани, nominative plural га́вани, genitive plural га́ваней, relational adjective га́ванский)

  1. haven (harbour), port

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “гавань”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Further reading

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  • гавань in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru

Ukrainian

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 гавань on Ukrainian Wikipedia
 
Гавань у Хорватії.

Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian га́вань (gávanʹ), from Dutch haven or Middle Low German haven.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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га́вань (hávanʹf inan (genitive га́вані, nominative plural га́вані, genitive plural га́ваней, relational adjective га́ванський)

  1. harbour (UK), harbor (US), haven (sheltered expanse of water, adjacent to land, in which ships may anchor or dock)

Declension

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See also

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Further reading

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