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

1. a noteworthy event
2. coincidence
3. risk, danger
4. story, history of events
5. adventure, especially a knightly journey

Alternative forms

• êventü̂r
• ä̂ventü̂re

Descendants

• Old Norse: æfintýr
  • Danish: eventyr
  • Icelandic: ævintýri
  • Norwegian: eventyr
  • Swedish: äventyr