oarfăn

See also: oarfãn

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin orphanus, from Ancient Greek ὀρφανός (orphanós, “without parents, fatherless”). Compare Aromanian oarfãn, Spanish huérfano. Largely replaced by the form orfan from Greek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈo̯ar.fən/, [ˈwaɾ.fən]
  • Hyphenation: oar‧făn

Adjective

oarfăn m or n (feminine singular oarfănă, masculine plural oarfeni, feminine and neuter plural oarfene)

  1. (archaic) destitute, deficient, deprived
  2. (archaic) poor, needy
  3. (archaic) sorrowful, miserable

Declension

Declension of oarfăn
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite oarfăn oarfănă oarfeni oarfene
definite oarfănul oarfăna oarfenii oarfenele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite oarfăn oarfene oarfeni oarfene
definite oarfănului oarfenei oarfenilor oarfenelor

Synonyms

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