offrande

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin offerenda, from Latin offerendus (literally “to be offered”), gerundive of offerō (“to offer”). Compare Catalan ofrena, Occitan and Romansch ufrenda, Portuguese oferenda, Spanish ofrenda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.fʁɑ̃d/

Noun

offrande f (plural offrandes)

1. (religion) offering

Further reading

• “offrande”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• effondra

Swedish

Participle

offrande

1. present participle of offra