Inherited from Late Latin orphanus, from Ancient Greek ὀρφανός (orphanós, “without parents, fatherless”). Compare Aromanian oarfãn, Spanish huérfano. Largely replaced by the form orfan from Greek.
oarfăn m or n (feminine singular oarfănă, masculine plural oarfeni, feminine and neuter plural oarfene)
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | oarfăn | oarfănă | oarfeni | oarfene | ||
definite | oarfănul | oarfăna | oarfenii | oarfenele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | oarfăn | oarfene | oarfeni | oarfene | ||
definite | oarfănului | oarfenei | oarfenilor | oarfenelor |