ofěra

Old Czech

Etymology

Utimately derived from Latin offere.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈofi̯ɛra/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈofjɛra/

Noun

ofěra f

  1. (religion) offering; sacrifice (gift given to God)
  2. (religion) sacrifice (ceremony that involves giving a gift to a god according to ritual provisions)
  3. (religion) offering (gift of believers for religious or ecclesiastical purposes, especially given en masse during ceremonies)
  4. (ecclesiatic) offering as part of mass; offertory

Declension

Declension of ofěra (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative ofěra ofěřě ofěry
genitive ofěry ofěrú ofěr
dative ofěřě ofěrama ofěrám
accusative ofěru ofěřě ofěry
vocative ofěro ofěřě ofěry
locative ofěřě ofěrú ofěrách
instrumental ofěrú ofěrama ofěrami
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Derived terms

verbs
  • ofěrovati

Descendants

  • Czech: ofěra
  • → Old Polish: ofiara, ofiera

References

  1. ^ Václav Machek (1968) Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia, page 410

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