oven en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈʌv.ən/ (General-American, UK)
- /ˈʌ.vn̩/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English oven, from Old English ofn (“oven”), from Proto-West Germanic *ofn (“oven”), from Proto-Germanic *uhnaz, *uhwnaz (“oven”). Cognate with West Frisian ûne (“oven”), Dutch oven (“oven”), Low German Aven (“oven”), German Ofen (“oven”), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål ovn (“oven”), Faroese ovnur (“oven”), Icelandic ofn (“oven”), Norwegian Nynorsk omn (“oven”), Swedish ugn (“oven”), Finnish uuni (“oven”), Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌽𐍃 (auhns, “oven”)), probably from a Proto-Indo-European *aukʷ- (“cooking pot”), *Hukʷ-, *ukʷnos (compare Sanskrit उखा (ukhā, “boiler, cauldron”), Albanian anë (“vessel, cooker”), Latin aulla, olla (“pot, jar”), Ancient Greek ἰπνός (ipnós, “oven, furnace”)). The modern pronunciation shows a sound change in which Middle English /ɔv/ is changed to /uv/; compare the phonetic development of Coventry and shovel.
Meanings
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A chamber used for baking or heating.
Baby I'm hot just like an oven / I need some lovin'
1982, “Sexual Healing”, in Midnight Love, performed by Marvin Gaye:
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(colloquial, figuratively) A very hot place.
The ballroom that evening was an absolute oven. I probably perspired more dancing then during the afternoon ballgame.
2011, Vern Shutz, Memoirs of a Left Hander, page 96:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ovens | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
black oven · oven bottom · roaster oven · cloam oven · camp oven · oven mitt · oven-ready · Russian oven · convection oven · halogen oven · reel oven · have a bun in the oven · microwave oven · ovenware · ovenwood · ovenable · oven dodger · countertop oven · ovenette · bakeoven · ovenlike · toaster oven · oven ring · oven magnet · slow oven · science oven · oven rack · in the oven · ovenbird · coke oven gas · fan-assisted oven · bake oven · fan oven · glost oven · ovenproof · clome oven · pizza oven · oven dish · Dutch oven · oven tit · oven chip · need more time in the oven · cremation oven · crystal oven · ovenful · oven bread · oven glove · Barnstaple oven · conventional oven · snowball's chance in an oven · bottle oven · ovenless · oven-proof · convection microwave oven · oven-like · induction oven
Descendants
Translations (204)
bg пещ (chamber used for baking or heating) · da ovn (chamber used for baking or heating) · sk piecka (chamber used for baking or heating) · fy ûne (chamber used for baking or heating) · uz oʻchoq (chamber used for baking or heating) · ta அடுப்பு (chamber used for baking or heating) · gl forno (chamber used for baking or heating) · ro cuptor (chamber used for baking or heating) · mk пе́чка (chamber used for baking or heating) · rm fuorn (chamber used for baking or heating) · vi lò nướng (chamber used for baking or heating) · sv ugn (chamber used for baking or heating) · dsb pjac (chamber used for baking or heating) · bg фу́рна (chamber used for baking or heating) · ug تونۇر (chamber used for baking or heating) · si අවන් (chamber used for baking or heating) · eo bakujo (chamber used for baking or heating) · eu labe (chamber used for baking or heating) · pox pic (chamber used for baking or heating) · ky меш (chamber used for baking or heating) · bn চুলা (chamber used for baking or heating) · gd àmhainn (chamber used for baking or heating) · az peç (chamber used for baking or heating) · se omman (chamber used for baking or heating) · rup cireap (chamber used for baking or heating) · arz فرن (chamber used for baking or heating) · it forno (chamber used for baking or heating) · nb stekeovn (chamber used for baking or heating) · rif tafqunt (chamber used for baking or heating) · hy փուռ (chamber used for baking or heating) · cmn 烤爐 /烤炉 (chamber used for baking or heating) · nn omn (chamber used for baking or heating) · yue 焗爐 /焗炉 (chamber used for baking or heating) · as আখা (chamber used for baking or heating) · sh pȇć (chamber used for baking or heating) · vo furnod (chamber used for baking or heating) · kmr ocax (chamber used for baking or heating) · vep päč (chamber used for baking or heating) · sc forru (chamber used for baking or heating) · orv печь (chamber used for baking or heating) · la furnus (chamber used for baking or heating) · an forno (chamber used for baking or heating) · kw forn (chamber used for baking or heating) · tl hurno (chamber used for baking or heating) · lt krosnis (chamber used for baking or heating) · af oond (chamber used for baking or heating) · grc ἰπνός (chamber used for baking or heating) · sl peč (chamber used for baking or heating) · ky печка (chamber used for baking or heating) · nci texcalli (chamber used for baking or heating) · rm pegna (chamber used for baking or heating) · uz pech (chamber used for baking or heating) · rap rona (chamber used for baking or heating) · ro sobă (chamber used for baking or heating) · sc furru (chamber used for baking or heating) · uz pechka (chamber used for baking or heating) · th เตาอบ (chamber used for baking or heating) · uk пі́чка (chamber used for baking or heating) · id oven (chamber used for baking or heating) · ru пе́чка (chamber used for baking or heating) · cmn 烘爐 /烘炉 (chamber used for baking or heating) · mr भट्टी (chamber used for baking or heating) · dsb 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or heating) · ur تَنُور (chamber used for baking or heating) · ba мейес (chamber used for baking or heating) · grc κλίβανος (chamber used for baking or heating) · pl piec (chamber used for baking or heating) · ps تنور (chamber used for baking or heating) · tg печка (chamber used for baking or heating) · nci tlaxcaltexcalli (chamber used for baking or heating) · pnt φουρνίν (chamber used for baking or heating) · cs pec (chamber used for baking or heating) · za gaujluz (chamber used for baking or heating) · ru печь (chamber used for baking or heating) · cmn 爐 /炉 (chamber used for baking or heating) · crh pırım (chamber used for baking or heating) · is ofn (chamber used for baking or heating) · nap furno (chamber used for baking or heating) · uga 𐎚𐎐𐎐𐎗 (chamber used for baking or heating) · lv krāsns (chamber used for baking or heating) · io bakoforno (chamber used for baking or heating) · hu sütő (chamber used for baking or heating) · hy վառարան (chamber used for baking or heating) · 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heating) · cu пещь (chamber used for baking or heating) · kmr tenûr (chamber used for baking or heating) · be печ (chamber used for baking or heating) · he תַּנּוּר (chamber used for baking or heating) · as ঘৰা (chamber used for baking or heating) · alt печке (chamber used for baking or heating) · be пе́чка (chamber used for baking or heating) · ar تَنُّور (chamber used for baking or heating) · el φούρνος (chamber used for baking or heating) · ug دۇخوپكا (chamber used for baking or heating) · ny uvuni (chamber used for baking or heating) · de Ofen (chamber used for baking or heating) · az duxovka (chamber used for baking or heating) · hi चूल्हा (chamber used for baking or heating) · ka ღუმელი (chamber used for baking or heating) · nrf fou (chamber used for baking or heating) · ko 오븐 (chamber used for baking or heating) · hi तनूर (chamber used for baking or heating) · kmr argûn (chamber used for baking or heating) · eo forno (chamber used for baking or heating) · sh пе̑ћ (chamber used 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used for baking or heating) · ist furno (chamber used for baking or heating) · mk ре́рна (chamber used for baking or heating) · ur تَنْدُور (chamber used for baking or heating) · tk ojak (chamber used for baking or heating) · mi oumu (chamber used for baking or heating) · rm furnel (chamber used for baking or heating) · ug ئوچاق (chamber used for baking or heating) · de Backofen (chamber used for baking or heating) · mn зуух (chamber used for baking or heating) · rm furn (chamber used for baking or heating) · nan-hbl 烘爐 /烘炉 (chamber used for baking or heating) · id pemanggang (chamber used for baking or heating) · ky печь (chamber used for baking or heating) · gmw-cfr Ovve (chamber used for baking or heating) · kmr tebax (chamber used for baking or heating) · km ឡ (chamber used for baking or heating) · as চৌকা (chamber used for baking or heating) · udm гур (chamber used for baking or heating) · mi umu (chamber used for baking or heating) · nb ovn (chamber used for baking or heating) · 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