eventure

Middle Low German

Alternative forms

ä̂ventü̂re, êventü̂r

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French aventure, from Vulgar Latin *adventūra.

Pronunciation

Stem vowel: ê¹
- (originally) IPA^(key): /æːvəntyːrə/

Noun

êventü̂re

a noteworthy event
coincidence
risk, danger
story, history of events
adventure, especially a knightly journey

Alternative forms

Descendants

Old Norse: æfintýr
- Danish: eventyr
- Norwegian: eventyr
- Swedish: äventyr

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