ofiara

== Old Polish == === Alternative forms === ofiera === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Czech ofěra. First attested in the 14th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /ɔfʲara/ IPA(key): (15th CE) /ɔfʲara/ === Noun === ofiara f (related adjective ofierny) (religion, attested in Lesser Poland) offering; sacrifice (gift given to God) Synonym: obiata (religion, attested in Masovia, Greater Poland) offering (donation to a church and clergy) (attested in Greater Poland, religion) burnt offering Synonym: obiata ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Polish: ofiara, ochfiara (Lasovia, Kuyavia, Central Greater Poland, Kalisz Voivodeship, Western Lublin, Eastern Lublin, Lublin Voivodeship)→ Old Ruthenian: офѣра (ofěra)Belarusian: ахвя́ра (axvjára)Carpathian Rusyn: офі́ра (ofíra) (obsolete)Ukrainian: офі́ра (ofíra) (rare)→ Kashubian: òfiara Silesian: ôfiara → Old Lithuanian: afierà Lithuanian: afierà (regional) === References === Boryś, Wiesław (2005), “ofiara”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN Mańczak, Witold (2017), “ofiara”, in Polski słownik etymologiczny (in Polish), Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności, →ISBN Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000), “ofiara”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish) B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “ofiara”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN Ewa Deptuchowa, Mariusz Frodyma, Katarzyna Jasińska, Magdalena Klapper, Dorota Kołodziej, Mariusz Leńczuk, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, editors (2023), “ofiara”, in Rozariusze z polskimi glosami. Internetowa baza danych [Dictionaries of Polish glosses, an Internet database] (in Polish), Kraków: Pracownia Języka Staropolskiego Instytut Języka Polskiego Polskiej Akademii Nauk == Polish == === Alternative forms === ochfiara (Lasovia, Kuyavia, Central Greater Poland, Kalisz Voivodeship, Western Lublin, Eastern Lublin, Lublin Voivodeship) === Etymology === Inherited from Old Polish ofiara. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ara Syllabification: o‧fia‧ra === Noun === ofiara f victim; casualty (one or that which is harmed, killed, injured, subjected to oppression, deceived, or otherwise adversely affected—by someone or something, especially another person or event, force, or condition) casualty (thing damaged or destroyed by something) (colloquial, derogatory) buffoon (incapable or clumsy person) Synonyms: see Thesaurus:niezdara offering; donation (that which is given to help someone or support a noble cause) Synonyms: cegiełka, datek (religion) offering; sacrifice (gift given to God in return for mercy) sacrifice (destruction or surrender of anything for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable; also, the thing destroyed or surrendered for this purpose) Synonyms: obiata, poświęcenie (chess) sacrifice (act of intentionally allowing one's piece to be captured by the opponent in order to improve one's position in the game) (Middle Polish) sacrifice; Further details are uncertain. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Old Ruthenian: офѣра (ofěra) Belarusian: ахвя́ра (axvjára) Carpathian Rusyn: офі́ра (ofíra) (obsolete) Ukrainian: офі́ра (ofíra) (rare) → Kashubian: òfiara === Further reading === ofiara in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN ofiara in Polish dictionaries at PWN Maria Renata Mayenowa; Stanisław Rospond; Witold Taszycki; Stefan Hrabec; Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023), “ofiara”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish] “OFIARA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 05.08.2010 Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814), “ofiara”, in Słownik języka polskiego Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “ofiara”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861 J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1904), “ofiara”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 3, Warsaw, page 698