ofiara
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Czech ofěra, from Middle High German opfer, from Old High German opfar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔˈfja.ra/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ara
- Syllabification: o‧fia‧ra
Noun
ofiara f
- victim
- (religion) sacrifice (offering of material possessions or the lives of animals or humans to a deity as an act of propitiation or worship)
- (colloquial, derogatory) blundered, oaf (clumsy or inept person)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:niezdara
Declension
Declension of ofiara
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ofiara | ofiary |
| genitive | ofiary | ofiar |
| dative | ofierze | ofiarom |
| accusative | ofiarę | ofiary |
| instrumental | ofiarą | ofiarami |
| locative | ofierze | ofiarach |
| vocative | ofiaro | ofiary |
Derived terms
- ofiarny
- ofiarować
Descendants
- → Belarusian: ахвя́ра (axvjára)
- → Ukrainian: офі́ра (ofíra)
Further reading
- ofiara in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- ofiara in Polish dictionaries at PWN