ofěra

Old Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German opfer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈofi̯ɛra/
• IPA^(key): (15^th 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
  • Masurian: ôsiara, ôsiera
  • Polish: ofiara
    • → Belarusian: ахвя́ра (axvjára)
    • → Kashubian: òfiara
    • → Ukrainian: офі́ра (ofíra)
  • Silesian: ôfiara

References

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “ofěra”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění