ofan

See also: of an

English

Noun

ofan (plural ofanim)

Alternative form of ophan

Anagrams

ANFO, 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

fá ofan af
hafa ofan af fyrir
taka ofan
ofan á (“on top of”)
elda ofan í
ber að ofan (“shirtless”)

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ubanē. Akin to of +‎ -an.

Adverb

ofan (not comparable)

from above, downwards

Preposition

ofan

(with genitive) above the surface of

Descendants

Icelandic: ofan
Faroese: oman
Norwegian Nynorsk: ovan
- → Norwegian Bokmål: ova-
Old Swedish: ovan
- Swedish: ovan
Danish: oven
- Norwegian Bokmål: oven

References

“ofan”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swedish

Alternative forms

åfan

Interjection

ofan

(colloquial) Expresses surprise and interest.
Synonym: ofasen

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