Opfer
See also: opfer
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German opfer, from Old High German ophar, derived from the verb opfern.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editOpfer n (strong, genitive Opfers, plural Opfer, diminutive Öpferchen n)
- sacrifice
- Hyponyms: Brandopfer, Tieropfer
- victim
- Hyponyms: Bauernopfer, Todesopfer
- (offensive slang) wimp (someone weak or dependent; one who cannot stand up for themselves) [from 2000s]
- Synonyms: Schwächling, Verlierer, Lauch
- 2012, Cem Gülay, Helmut Kuhn, Türken-Sam: Eine deutsche Gangsterkarriere, Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, →ISBN, page 46:
- Ich will, dass du unter mir stehst, du Opfer.
- I want you to be beneath me, you wimp.
- 2014, Sibylle Berg, Und jetzt: die Welt!: oder Es sagt mir nichts, das sogenannte Draußen, Rowohlt Verlag GmbH, →ISBN:
- Oder bist du schon wieder in Ohnmacht gefallen, du Opfer?
- Or have you fainted yet again, you wimp?
Declension
editDeclension of Opfer [neuter, strong]
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “Opfer” in Duden online
- “Opfer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Opfer” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “du Opfer”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–
Hunsrik
editPronunciation
editNoun
editOpfer n (plural Opfer)
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