ofiara

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Czech ofěra, from Middle High German opfer, from Old High German opfar.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔˈfja.ra/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ara
  • Syllabification: o‧fia‧ra

Noun

ofiara f

  1. victim
  2. (religion) sacrifice (offering of material possessions or the lives of animals or humans to a deity as an act of propitiation or worship)
  3. (colloquial, derogatory) blundered, oaf (clumsy or inept person)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:niezdara

Declension
Declension of ofiara
singular plural
nominative ofiara ofiary
genitive ofiary ofiar
dative ofierze ofiarom
accusative ofiarę ofiary
instrumental ofiarą ofiarami
locative ofierze ofiarach
vocative ofiaro ofiary

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Belarusian: ахвя́ра (axvjára)
  • → Ukrainian: офі́ра (ofíra)

Further reading
  • ofiara in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • ofiara in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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