pave

== English == === Etymology === From Old French paver (“to pave, to cover”), from Vulgar Latin *pavāre (“to beat down, to smash”), from Latin pavīre (“to beat, strike, ram, tread down”). === Pronunciation === enPR: pāv, IPA(key): /peɪv/ Rhymes: -eɪv === Verb === pave (third-person singular simple present paves, present participle paving, simple past and past participle paved) (UK) To cover something with paving slabs. (Canada, US) To cover with stone, concrete, blacktop or other solid covering, especially to aid travel. (transitive, figurative) To pave the way for; to make easy and smooth. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === EVAP, vape == Danish == === Etymology === From Old Danish pauæ (Old Norse páfi), from Old Saxon pavos (Middle Low German pawes, paves), from Old French papes, from Latin pāpa (“father”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /paːvə/, [ˈpʰæːwə] Rhymes: -aːvə === Noun === pave c (singular definite paven, plural indefinite paver) pope ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== pavedømme pavehof pavelig pavestol pavevalg ==== Further reading ==== “pave” in Den Danske Ordbog “pave” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pav/ === Verb === pave inflection of paver: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative == Latin == === Verb === pavē second-person singular present active imperative of paveō == Norwegian Bokmål == === Noun === pave m (definite singular paven, indefinite plural paver, definite plural pavene) pope gastric mill, lady (in crustaceans) ==== Derived terms ==== juksepave ==== Related terms ==== pavedømme pavelig == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === pave m (definite singular paven, indefinite plural pavar, definite plural pavane) pope ==== Derived terms ==== juksepave paveleg ==== Related terms ==== pavedøme, pavedømme