ofina

Czech

ofina

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps derived from Romance. Compare French affiner or Italian affinare, both meaning "to refine", perhaps with a semantic shift of refined > refined hairstyle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈofɪna]
• Hyphenation: o‧fi‧na

Noun

ofina f (diminutive ofinka)

1. bangs, fringe, forelock (hanging hair over the forehead)

Declension

Declension of ofina (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	ofina	ofiny
genitive	ofiny	ofin
dative	ofině	ofinám
accusative	ofinu	ofiny
vocative	ofino	ofiny
locative	ofině	ofinách
instrumental	ofinou	ofinami

Further reading

• “ofina”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “ofina”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “ofina”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Swedish

Adjective

ofina

1. inflection of ofin:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural