Taverne

== German == === Alternative forms === Tavern, Tafern, Taferne (southern sense only), Tabern, Taberne (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle High German taverne, from Italian taverna and/or Old French taverne. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /taˈvɛʁnə/ === Noun === Taverne f (genitive Taverne, plural Tavernen) a Mediterranean wine bar and/or simple restaurant, especially an Italian or Greek one; a taverna Synonym: (especially Iberian) Bodega (now Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) inn, tavern, traditional restaurant or hotel Synonyms: Lokal, Gaststätte, Gastwirtschaft; Pension, Gasthaus ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Taverne” in Duden online “Taverne” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Taverne” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.