Ofen

See also: ofèn, Öfen, and of'en

German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *uhnaz (compare Dutch oven, Low German Aven, West Frisian ûne, English oven, Danish ovn, Swedish ugn, Icelandic ofn, Gothic auhns), probably from a Proto-Indo-European *aukw- (“cooking pot”), *Hukʷ-, *ukwnos (compare Sanskrit उखा (ukhā), Old Armenian ակութ (akutʿ), Albanian anë, Latin aulla, olla, Ancient Greek ἰπνός (ipnós)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoːfən/, [ˈoːfən], [ˈoːfn̩]
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Noun

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

  1. oven
  2. stove
  3. furnace

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Proper noun

Ofen n (genitive Ofens)

  1. Buda, the western part of the Hungarian capital Budapest.

Synonyms

  • Buda (more common, at least outside Austria)

Further reading

  • Ofen in Duden online
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