Ofen

Meaning

Noun

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, masculine, strong) clipping of Backofen (“oven”)
2. (masculine, strong) stove
3. (masculine, strong) furnace
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, masculine, strong) clipping of Brennofen (“kiln”)

Name

Buda, the western part of the Hungarian capital Budapest.

Concepts

oven

stove

furnace

kiln

heater

fire

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stoves

tandoor

cookstoves

wood burners

Furnace

cockle

oven

cooker

damper

fireplace

Fornax

hearth

range

Synonyms

Herd

Backofen

Backröhre

Kamin

Backraum

Heizstrahler

Feuerstelle

Hochofen

Röhre

Heizlüfter

Ziegelbrennerei

Tanduri

Holzbrenner

Industrieofen

Chemischer Ofen

Kessel

Öfen

Schmelzofen

Translations

horno

four

oven

estufa

forno

kachel

forno

poêle

fogão

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stufa

fourneau

forn

φούρνος

tenûr

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

oofe

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈoːfən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: oven

Inherited from Old High German: ofan

Cognate with Dutch: oven

Cognate with Low German: Aven

Cognate with Western Frisian: ûne

Cognate with English: oven

Cognate with Danish: ovn

Cognate with Swedish: ugn

Cognate with Icelandic: ofn

Cognate with Gothic: auhns

Cognate with Sanskrit: उखा

Cognate with Albanian: anë

Cognate with Latin: aulla

Cognate with Ancient Greek: ἰπνός

In summary

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).