ofan

See also: of an

English

Noun

ofan (plural ofanim)

1. Alternative form of ophan

Anagrams

• ANFO, NAFO, Fano, fano

Gun

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ō.fã́/

Noun

ofán (plural ofán lẹ) (Nigeria)

1. reed

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ofan, from Proto-Germanic *ubanē.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔːvan/

  Rhymes: -ɔːvan

Adverb

ofan (not comparable)

1. (of motion) from above, down

Derived terms

• fá ofan af
• hafa ofan af fyrir
• taka ofan
• ofan á (“on top of”)
• elda ofan í
• ber að ofan (“shirtless”)

Old High German

Alternative forms

• ovan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ofn, from Proto-Germanic *uhnaz.

Noun

ofan m

1. oven

Declension

Declension of ofan (masculine a-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	ofan	ofana
accusative	ofan	ofana
genitive	ofanes	ofano
dative	ofane	ofanum
instrumental	ofanu	—

Related terms

• ofankruhha

Descendants

• Middle High German: oven, ofen
  • Central Franconian: Ovve, Owe, Oawe, Uawe (Moselle Franconian)
    • Hunsrik: Ove
    • Luxembourgish: Uewen
    • Transylvanian Saxon: Owen, Îewen
  • German: Ofen
  • Vilamovian: uwa
  • Yiddish: אויוון (oyvn)

References

• "ofan" in Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch (6th edition 2014)

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ubanē. Akin to of +‎ -an.

Adverb

ofan (not comparable)

1. from above, downwards

Preposition

ofan

1. above the surface of [with genitive]

Descendants

• Icelandic: ofan
• Faroese: oman
• Norwegian Nynorsk: ovan
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: ova-
• Old Swedish: ovan
  • Swedish: ovan
• Danish: oven
  • Norwegian Bokmål: oven

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “ofan”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Swedish

Alternative forms

• åfan

Interjection

ofan

1. (colloquial) Expresses surprise and interest.

   Synonym: ofasen