graver

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See also: Graver and gräver

English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle English gravere, graver, gravoure, from Old English græfere, grafere (“graver; engraver; sculptor”), equivalent to grave (“to engrave”) +‎ -er. Cognate with Dutch graveur, German Graveur, Danish gravør, Swedish gravör, Icelandic grafari.

Noun[edit]

graver (plural gravers)

  1. (dated) a burin
  2. (obsolete) a carver, sculptor, or engraver
Translations[edit]
burin — see burin
carver or engraver — see carver,‎ engraver

Etymology 2[edit]

From grave (adjective) +‎ -er.

Adjective[edit]

graver

  1. comparative form of grave: more grave

Anagrams[edit]

Danish[edit]

Noun[edit]

graver c (singular definite graveren, plural indefinite gravere)

  1. gravedigger

Declension[edit]

Declension of graver
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative graver graveren gravere graverne
genitive gravers graverens graveres gravernes

Verb[edit]

graver

  1. present tense of grave
  2. imperative of gravere

References[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch grāvere. Equivalent to graven +‎ -er.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣraː.vər/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: gra‧ver
  • Rhymes: -aːvər

Noun[edit]

graver m (plural gravers, diminutive gravertje n, feminine graafster)

  1. A digger, someone who digs.

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French, from Frankish *graban, from Proto-Germanic *grabaną. Akin to English grave (“pit for burial”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

graver

  1. to engrave
  2. to carve (wood)
  3. to burn (data, onto a CD, DVD, etc.)

Usage notes[edit]

  • Not to be confused with gravir.

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of graver (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple graver
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple gravant
/ɡʁa.vɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle gravé
/ɡʁa.ve/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present grave
/ɡʁav/ 		graves
/ɡʁav/ 		grave
/ɡʁav/ 		gravons
/ɡʁa.vɔ̃/ 		gravez
/ɡʁa.ve/ 		gravent
/ɡʁav/
imperfect gravais
/ɡʁa.vɛ/ 		gravais
/ɡʁa.vɛ/ 		gravait
/ɡʁa.vɛ/ 		gravions
/ɡʁa.vjɔ̃/ 		graviez
/ɡʁa.vje/ 		gravaient
/ɡʁa.vɛ/
past historic2 gravai
/ɡʁa.ve/ 		gravas
/ɡʁa.va/ 		grava
/ɡʁa.va/ 		gravâmes
/ɡʁa.vam/ 		gravâtes
/ɡʁa.vat/ 		gravèrent
/ɡʁa.vɛʁ/
future graverai
/ɡʁa.vʁe/ 		graveras
/ɡʁa.vʁa/ 		gravera
/ɡʁa.vʁa/ 		graverons
/ɡʁa.vʁɔ̃/ 		graverez
/ɡʁa.vʁe/ 		graveront
/ɡʁa.vʁɔ̃/
conditional graverais
/ɡʁa.vʁɛ/ 		graverais
/ɡʁa.vʁɛ/ 		graverait
/ɡʁa.vʁɛ/ 		graverions
/ɡʁa.və.ʁjɔ̃/ 		graveriez
/ɡʁa.və.ʁje/ 		graveraient
/ɡʁa.vʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present grave
/ɡʁav/ 		graves
/ɡʁav/ 		grave
/ɡʁav/ 		gravions
/ɡʁa.vjɔ̃/ 		graviez
/ɡʁa.vje/ 		gravent
/ɡʁav/
imperfect2 gravasse
/ɡʁa.vas/ 		gravasses
/ɡʁa.vas/ 		gravât
/ɡʁa.va/ 		gravassions
/ɡʁa.va.sjɔ̃/ 		gravassiez
/ɡʁa.va.sje/ 		gravassent
/ɡʁa.vas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — grave
/ɡʁav/ 		— gravons
/ɡʁa.vɔ̃/ 		gravez
/ɡʁa.ve/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • → Portuguese: gravar
  • → Spanish: grabar

Further reading[edit]

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch graveur, from French graveur.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡraver]
  • Hyphenation: gra‧vér

Noun[edit]

gravér (first-person possessive graverku, second-person possessive gravermu, third-person possessive gravernya)

  1. engraver:
    1. a person who engraves
      Synonyms: juru ukir, pengukir
    2. a tool used in this process

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Latin[edit]

Verb[edit]

graver

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of gravō

Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

graver

  1. Alternative form of gravere

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From grave +‎ -er.

Noun[edit]

graver m (definite singular graveren, indefinite plural gravere, definite plural graverne)

  1. a digger, gravedigger
Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

graver m or f

  1. indefinite plural of grav

Etymology 3[edit]

Noun[edit]

graver m

  1. indefinite plural of grave

Etymology 4[edit]

Verb[edit]

graver

  1. present tense of grave
  2. imperative of gravere

References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Noun[edit]

graver f

  1. indefinite plural of grav
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