opfern

See also: Opfern

German

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), ophern, from Old High German opfarōn, opharōn, offarōn, from Medieval Latin operor (“work”) and/or Medieval Latin offerō (“offer”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔɔpfɐn/
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Verb

opfern (weak, third-person singular present opfert, past tense opferte, past participle geopfert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to sacrifice, to give up (for a goal or cause)
  2. (transitive) to sacrifice (to a deity)

Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “opfern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “opfern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “opfern” in Duden online
  • “opfern” in OpenThesaurus.de
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