ovn

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse ofn m, from Proto-Germanic *ufnaz, *uhnaz, *ugnaz, cognate with Swedish ugn, English oven, German Ofen, Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌽𐍃 (auhns).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔvˀn/, [ˈɒwˀn]

Noun

ovn c (singular definite ovnen, plural indefinite ovne)

1. oven

Declension

Declension of ovn

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ovn	ovnen	ovne	ovnene
genitive	ovns	ovnens	ovnes	ovnenes

Derived terms

• bageovn
• brændeovn
• forbrændingsovn
• gasovn
• grillovn
• højovn
• jernovn
• kakkelovn
• keramikovn
• mikrobølgeovn
• mikroovn
• ovnbagt
• ovndampet
• ovndør
• ovnklar
• ovnlåge
• ovnrens
• ovnret
• ovnribbe
• ovnrist
• ovnristet
• ovnrum
• ovnstege
• ovntørre
• ovnvarme
• petroleumsovn
• rygeovn
• røgeovn
• stenovn
• varmluftovn

 

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse ofn, from Proto-Germanic *uhnaz, *uhwnaz (compare Danish ovn, Swedish ugn, Icelandic ofn, Dutch oven, Low German Aven, West Frisian ûne, German Ofen, Gothic auhns), probably from a Proto-Indo-European *aukw- (“cooking pot”), *Hukʷ-, *ukwnos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔʋn/
• Rhymes: -ɔʋn

Noun

ovn m (definite singular ovnen, indefinite plural ovner, definite plural ovnene)

1. an oven
2. a stove including an oven

Synonyms

• komfyr (stove)

Derived terms

• masovn
• mikrobølgeovn
• smelteovn
• stekeovn, steikeovn
• vifteovn

 

See also

• omn (Nynorsk)

References

• “ovn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.