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GERMAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

offen.

open

5 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɔfən/[ˈʔɔ.fən][ˈʔɔfɱ̩]

  1. open

  2. frank, candid

  3. honest, sincere

Where this word comes from

From Middle High German offen, Old High German offan, ofan, ophan, from Proto-West Germanic *opan. Cognate with Low German open, apen, Dutch open, English open, Danish åben, Swedish öppen. Related to auf.

adv/ˈɔfən/[ˈʔɔ.fən][ˈʔɔfɱ̩]

  1. openly

    Das müssen wir auch hier offen sagen.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German offen, Old High German offan, ofan, ophan, from Proto-West Germanic *opan. Cognate with Low German open, apen, Dutch open, English open, Danish åben, Swedish öppen. Related to auf.

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