Ofen

See also: ofèn, Öfen, and of'en

German

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈoːfən/, [ˈoːfən], [ˈoːfn̩]
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Hyphenation: Ofen
Hyphenation: O‧fen (1996–2006)

Etymology 1

From Middle High German oven, from Old High German ofan, from Proto-West Germanic *ofn.

Cognates

See also Dutch oven, Low German Aven, German Low German Aven, Awen, Owen, West Frisian ûne, English oven, Danish ovn, Swedish ugn, Icelandic ofn, Gothic auhns; also Sanskrit उखा (ukhā), Albanian anë, Latin aulla, olla, Ancient Greek ἰπνός (ipnós).

Noun

Ofen m (strong, genitive Ofens, plural Öfen, diminutive Öfchen n or Öflein n)

clipping of Backofen (“oven”)
stove
Synonym: Herd
furnace
Synonyms: Hochofen, Feuerofen
clipping of Brennofen (“kiln”)

Declension

Declension of Ofen [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Ofen	die	Öfen
genitive	eines	des	Ofens	der	Öfen
dative	einem	dem	Ofen	den	Öfen
accusative	einen	den	Ofen	die	Öfen

Hyponyms

Backofen
Bratofen (“broiler oven”)
Brennofen
Elektroofen
Feuerofen
Heizofen (“heating furnace stove, fireplace stove”)
Hochofen
Holzofen (“wood stove”)
Kachelofen
Kaminofen (“fireplace, fireplace stove”)
Kanonenofen (“potbelly stove”)
Schmelzofen
Taschenofen

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Ofen (“furnace”), a literal translation of the Hungarian name of neighbouring Pest, by conflation, from Old Church Slavonic пещь (peštĭ, “furnace, oven”).

Proper noun

Ofen n (proper noun, strong, genitive Ofens)

(chiefly Austria) Buda, the western part of the Hungarian capital Budapest.
Synonym: Buda