offeren

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch offeren, from Old Dutch offeron, from Proto-West Germanic *offrōn, from Latin offerō. Doublet of offreren.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔ.fə.rə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔfərən

Verb

offeren

  1. (transitive) to sacrifice

Conjugation

Conjugation of offeren (weak)
infinitive offeren
past singular offerde
past participle geofferd
infinitive offeren
gerund offeren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular offer offerde
2nd person sing. (jij) offert, offer2 offerde
2nd person sing. (u) offert offerde
2nd person sing. (gij) offert offerde
3rd person singular offert offerde
plural offeren offerden
subjunctive sing.1 offere offerde
subjunctive plur.1 offeren offerden
imperative sing. offer
imperative plur.1 offert
participles offerend geofferd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: offer
  • Negerhollands: offer
  • → Lokono: offern

References

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh offeren, from Proto-Brythonic *oferen (compare Middle Cornish oferen and Middle Breton offeren), from Latin offerenda, from offerō.

Pronunciation

Noun

offeren f (plural offerennau)

  1. (Christianity, Roman Catholicism) mass (Eucharist or the celebration of it)
    Synonym: màs

Derived terms

  • offeren ddu (“Black Mass”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of offeren
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
offeren unchanged unchanged hofferen

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “offeren”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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