LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

offa1

offa f (genitive offae)
Classical[ˈɔf.fa]Ecclesiastical[ˈɔf.fa]

Meaning

  1. femininemorsel; piece; chunk
  2. femininedumpling

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeoffaoffae
genitiveoffaeoffārum
dativeoffaeoffīs
accusativeoffamoffās
ablativeoffāoffīs
vocativeoffaoffae

offa, ae, f.
I. Lit., a bite, bit, morsel; esp. a little ball or pellet made of flour: antiqui offam vocabant abscisum globi formā, ut manu glomeratam pultem, Paul. ex Fest. s. v. poenitam offam, p. 242 Müll.: offam eripere alicui, Enn. ap. Plin. 18, 8, 19, § 84 (Enn. p. 181 Vahl.); Varr. R. R. 3, 5: offam obicit, Verg. A. 6, 420: pultis, Cic. Div. 2, 35, 73.—Prov.: inter os et offam, = Engl. between the cup and the lip, Cato ap. Gell. 13, 18 (17), 1; cf.: vetus est proverbium inter os et offam, idem significans quod Graecus ille παροιμιώδης versus: Πολλὰ μεταξὺ πέλει κύλικος και χείλεος ἄκρου, Apollin. ap. Gell. l. l. § 3.—
II. Transf., in gen.
A. A piece, lump, mass: aufer illam offam porcinam, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 165 Ritschl N. cr.: offa porcina cum caudā in cenis puris offa penita vocatur, Paul. ex Fest. s. v. penem, p. 230 Müll.: gummi in offas convolutum, Plin. 12, 9, 19, § 35.—
B. A swelling, Juv. 16, 11.—
C. A shapeless mass, untimely birth, abortion, Juv. 2, 33: quantas robusti carminis offas Ingeris? Pers. 5, 5; Plin. 9, 48, 72, § 155.

Origins

Uncertain. Perhaps from a Celtic language; links have been proposed to Welsh yfflon (“pieces, bits”) and oddf (“knot, bulb”).

Italo-Romance
  • Italianoffa
Elsewhere
  • Italianfettafrom Vulgar Latin *offitta
Gallo-Romance
  • Old Frenchoffe
  • Old Frenchosfe
proper noun · masculinefirst declension
Offa2
Offa m sg (genitive Offae)
Classical[ˈɔf.fa]Ecclesiastical[ˈɔf.fa]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinmasculinesingulara male given name, equivalent to Old English Offa
    Uastacio Britonum cum Offa in estateRavaging of the Britons by Offa in summer(Can we date this quote?), Annales Cambriae B:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeOffa—
genitiveOffae—
dativeOffae—
accusativeOffam—
ablativeOffā—
vocativeOffa—

Quick answers

What does offa mean in Latin?
offa, a noun, means “morsel; piece; chunk”.
What is the genitive of offa?
The genitive singular is offae. offa is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce offa?
In classical Latin, [ˈɔf.fa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɔf.fa].