ofan

== English == === Noun === ofan (plural ofanim) Alternative form of ophan. === Anagrams === ANFO, NAFO, Fano, fano == Gun == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ō.fã́/ === Noun === ofán (plural ofán lẹ) (Nigeria) reed == Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse ofan, from Proto-Germanic *ubanē. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɔːvan/ Rhymes: -ɔːvan === Adverb === ofan (not comparable) (of motion) from above, down ==== Derived terms ==== == Old High German == === Alternative forms === ovan === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *ofn. === Noun === ofan m oven ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle High German: oven, ofenCentral Franconian: Ovve, Owe, Oawe, Uawe (Moselle Franconian)Hunsrik: OveLuxembourgish: UewenTransylvanian Saxon: Owen, ÎewenGerman: OfenVilamovian: uwaYiddish: אויוון (oyvn) === References === Köbler, Gerhard (2014), “ofan”, in Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch‎[1] (in German), 6th edition == Old Norse == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *ubanē. Akin to of +‎ -an. === Adverb === ofan (not comparable) from above, downwards === Preposition === ofan above the surface of [with genitive] ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “ofan”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive == Swedish == === Alternative forms === åfan === Interjection === ofan (colloquial) Expresses surprise and interest. Synonym: ofasen