safena
Catalan
Adjective
safena
- feminine singular of safè
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin saphena, from Arabic صَافِن (ṣāfin), from Hebrew צֹפֵן (ṣōfēn, “hiding”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saˈfɛ.na/
- Rhymes: -ɛna
- Hyphenation: sa‧fè‧na
Noun
safena f (plural safene)
- (anatomy) saphenous vein
- Synonym: vena safena
Portuguese
Etymology
From Medieval Latin saphena, from Arabic صَافِن (ṣāfin), from Hebrew צֹפֵן (ṣōfēn, “hiding”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /saˈfẽ.nɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /saˈfe.na/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɐˈfe.nɐ/
Noun
safena f (plural safenas)
- (anatomy) saphenous vein
- Synonym: veia safena
Spanish
Etymology
From Medieval Latin saphena, from Arabic صَافِن (ṣāfin), from Hebrew צֹפֵן (ṣōfēn, “hiding”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saˈfena/ [saˈfe.na]
- Rhymes: -ena
- Syllabification: sa‧fe‧na
Noun
safena f (plural safenas)
- (anatomy) saphenous vein
- Synonym: vena safena
Further reading
- “safena”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014