Neuter
Meaning

  1. (neuter, strong) sacrifice
  2. (neuter, strong) victim
  3. (derogatory, neuter, slang, strong) loser, wimp (someone weak or dependent; one who cannot stand up for themselves)

Frequency

A2
Dialects

Appenzell Innerrhoden

Appenzell Innerrhoden

opfer

Appenzell Ausserrhoden

Appenzell Ausserrhoden

opfer

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

opfer

Zürich

Zürich

opfer

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɔpfər/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German opfer, from Old High German ophar. Analyzable as a deverbal from opfern.

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