English Online Dictionary. What means avon? What does avon mean?
Breton
Noun
avon f (plural avonioù)
- (archaic) Alternative form of aven (“river”)
Cornish
Alternative forms
- (Revived Late Cornish) awon
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *aβon, from Proto-Celtic *abū, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-h₃ōn-, from *h₂ep- (“body of water”). Cognate with Breton aven, Irish abha, Scottish Gaelic abhainn, and Welsh afon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aːvɔn/
Noun
avon f (plural avonyow or avenow)
- river
- Synonyms: dowr, ryver
Esperanto
Noun
avon
- accusative singular of avo
Finnish
Noun
avon
- genitive singular of avo
Anagrams
- nova, vaon
Romansch
Alternative forms
- avant (Rumantsch Grischun, Surmiran, Vallader)
- avànt (Sutsilvan)
- aunz, avaunt (Puter)
Etymology
From Late Latin ab ante, from Latin ab + ante.
Preposition
avon
- (Sursilvan) before, beforehand
- (Sursilvan) ago