Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aventre

/əˈvɛntɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: aven-tre
IPA: /əˈvɛntɚ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To thrust forward (at a venture), as a spear.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"She mightily aventred towards one , And downe him smot ere well aware he weare"

Etymology

From Old French venter (“to cast to the wind”).

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: venter

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

aventres (present, singular) aventring (participle, present) aventred (participle, past) aventred (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce aventre?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈvɛntɚ/.
What does aventre mean?: To thrust forward (at a venture), as a spear.
Where does aventre come from?: It is traced to Old French.

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