ofte

== Danish == === Etymology === From Old Norse opt. Compare Old English oft. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔf.tə/, [ˈʌf.d̥ə] === Adverb === ofte (comparative oftere, superlative oftest) often, frequently ==== Synonyms ==== hyppigt tit == Dutch == === Alternative forms === oft === Etymology === From Middle Dutch ofte, from Old Dutch *oftho, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *efþau. Cognate with Old Saxon eftha, Old Norse eða. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɔf.tə/ Hyphenation: of‧te Rhymes: -ɔftə === Conjunction === ofte (archaic or formal, except in fixed expressions) or Synonym: of ==== Derived terms ==== == Esperanto == === Etymology === From English often, German oft and Yiddish אָפֿט (oft), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *ufta, *uftō (“often”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈofte/ Rhymes: -ofte Syllabification: of‧te === Adverb === ofte often ==== Antonyms ==== malofte ==== Derived terms ==== ofta ofto ofteco == Ido == === Etymology === From Esperanto ofte. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈof.te/ === Adverb === ofte often ==== Antonyms ==== rare == Middle Dutch == === Alternative forms === ochte === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *efþau. === Conjunction === ofte or (ofte ... ofte) either ... or if, when as if if, whether ==== Usage notes ==== Sometimes confused with of. ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: ofte, of === Further reading === “ofte”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “ofte (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I == Middle English == === Alternative forms === oft === Etymology === From Old English oft, from Proto-Germanic *ufta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔft/ === Adverb === ofte oft, often ==== Descendants ==== English: oft, often Scots: aft, aften ==== References ==== “oft(e, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse opt. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔftə/ === Adverb === ofte (comparative oftere, superlative oftest) frequently often === References === “ofte” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old Norse opt. Akin to English often. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²ɔftə/ === Adverb === ofte (comparative oftare, superlative oftast) frequently often === References === “ofte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.