Ofen

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See also: ofèn, Öfen, and of'en

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoːfən/, ,
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  • Hyphenation: Ofen
  • Hyphenation: O‧fen (1996–2006)

Etymology 1

From Middle High German oven, from Old High German ofan, from Proto-West Germanic *ofn.

Cognates
See also Dutch oven, Low German Aven, German Low German Aven, Awen, Owen, West Frisian ûne, English oven, Danish ovn, Swedish ugn, Icelandic ofn, Gothic auhns; also Sanskrit उखा (ukhā), Albanian anë, Latin aulla, olla, Ancient Greek ἰπνός (ipnós).

Noun

Ofen m (strong, genitive Ofens, plural Öfen, diminutive Öfchen n or Öflein n)

  1. oven (clipping of Backofen.)
  2. stove
    Synonym: Herd
  3. furnace
    Synonyms: Hochofen, Feuerofen
  4. kiln (clipping of Brennofen.)
Declension
Declension of Ofen
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Ofen die Öfen
genitive eines des Ofens der Öfen
dative einem dem Ofen den Öfen
accusative einen den Ofen die Öfen
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Etymology 2

From Ofen (“furnace”), a literal translation of the Hungarian name of neighbouring Pest, by conflation, from Old Church Slavonic пещь (peštĭ, “furnace, oven”).

Proper noun

Ofen n (proper noun, strong, genitive Ofens)

  1. (chiefly Austria) Buda, the western part of the Hungarian capital Budapest.
    Synonym: Buda

Further reading

  • “Ofen” in Duden online
  • “Ofen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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