Meaning

3 senses
  1. A large cave.

    große Höhle, Grotte

    пеще́раpeščéra, гротgrot

    a large cave or a large chamber in a cave

  2. An underground chamber.

    Kaverne

    каве́рнаkavérna

  3. A large, dark place or space.

    a dark cavern of a shop

    any large dark enclosed space

Examples

16 sentences
  1. A dragon lives inside the cavern.

    ruВ пещере живёт дракон.

    deIn der Höhle lebt ein Drache.

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  2. The explorers ventured inside the caverns.

    ruИсследователи отважились проникнуть в пещеры.

    deDie Forscher wagten sich in die Höhlen hinein.

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  3. I found this in the cavern.

    ruЯ нашёл это в пещере.

    deDies habe ich in der Höhle gefunden.

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  4. This remote cavern is known only to him.

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  5. The identity of the first person to visit this cavern is lost to history.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
large cave:
underground chamber:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
large cave:
underground chamber:

Origin

From Middle English caverne, borrowing from Old French caverne, from Latin caverna (“hollo

From Middle English caverne, borrowing from Old French caverne, from Latin caverna (“hollow, cavity, cave”), from cavus (“hollow, excavated, concave”).

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