ofina

Czech

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.^[1]

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ofina f (diminutive ofinka)

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

References

^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “ofina”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN

Swedish

Adjective

ofina

inflection of ofin:
1. definite singular
2. plural

[1] Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “ofina”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN

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