orfe

See also: Orfe, Orfè, and òrfe

English

Etymology

19th century. Borrowed from German orfe, orf, possibly from French orphe or Old High German orvo, from Latin orphus (“gilt-head bream”), from Ancient Greek ὀρφώς (orphṓs, “sea perch”).

May be related to Old English eorp, earp (“dark, dusky”), Old High German erpf (“brown”), Old Norse jarpr (“brown”), and Ancient Greek ὀρφνός (orphnós, “dark”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔːf/
• Rhymes: -ɔːf

Noun

orfe (plural orfes)

1. A fish, the ide, Leuciscus idus.

Translations

Leuciscus idus — see ide

Anagrams

• Ofer, fore, OFer, o-fer, Freo, Fero, Fore, fore-, 'fore, froe, ofer

Catalan

Etymology

From Late Latin orphanus, from Ancient Greek ὀρφανός (orphanós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈɔr.fə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈɔɾ.fe]

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Adjective

orfe (feminine òrfena, masculine plural orfes or òrfens, feminine plural òrfenes)

1. orphan

Noun

orfe m (plural orfes or òrfens, feminine òrfena, feminine plural òrfenes)

1. orphan

Derived terms

• orfandat
• orfenat
• orfenesa
• pare d'orfes

Further reading

• “orfe”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “orfe”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “orfe” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “orfe” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Middle English

Noun

orfe

1. alternative form of orve

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈor.fe/, [ˈorˠ.ve]

Noun

orfe

1. dative singular of orf