Ofen

See also: ofèn, Öfen, and of'en

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːfən/, [ˈoːfən], [ˈoːfn̩]

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• Hyphenation: Ofen
• Hyphenation: O‧fen (1996–2006)

Etymology 1

From Middle High German oven, from Old High German ofan, from Proto-West Germanic *ofn.

Cognates

See also Dutch oven, Low German Aven, German Low German Aven, Awen, Owen, West Frisian ûne, English oven, Danish ovn, Swedish ugn, Icelandic ofn, Gothic auhns; also Sanskrit उखा (ukhā), Albanian anë, Latin aulla, olla, Ancient Greek ἰπνός (ipnós).

Noun

Ofen m (strong, genitive Ofens, plural Öfen, diminutive Öfchen n or Öflein n)

1. oven (clipping of Backofen.)
2. stove

   Synonym: Herd

3. furnace

   Synonyms: Hochofen, Feuerofen

4. kiln (clipping of Brennofen.)

Declension

Declension of Ofen [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Ofen	die	Öfen
genitive	eines	des	Ofens	der	Öfen
dative	einem	dem	Ofen	den	Öfen
accusative	einen	den	Ofen	die	Öfen

Hyponyms

• Backofen
• Bratofen (“broiler oven”)
• Brennofen
• Elektroofen
• Feuerofen
• Heizofen (“heating furnace stove, fireplace stove”)
• Hochofen
• Holzofen (“wood stove”)
• Kachelofen
• Kachelofen
• Kaminofen (“fireplace, fireplace stove”)
• Kanonenofen (“potbelly stove”)
• Schmelzofen
• Taschenofen

 

Derived terms

• Backofen
• heißer Ofen
• Ofenkartoffel
• Ofenrohr n

 

See also

• Herd

Etymology 2

From Ofen (“furnace”), a literal translation of the Hungarian name of neighbouring Pest, by conflation, from Old Church Slavonic пещь (peštĭ, “furnace, oven”).

Proper noun

Ofen n (proper noun, strong, genitive Ofens)

1. (chiefly Austria) Buda, the western part of the Hungarian capital Budapest.

   Synonym: Buda

Further reading

• “Ofen” in Duden online
• “Ofen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache