safran
Faroese
Etymology
From French safran, from Old French safran, from Medieval Latin safranum, from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʿfarān).
Noun
safran n (genitive singular safrans, uncountable)
- saffron
Declension
Declension of safran (singular only) | ||
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n3s | singular | |
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | safran | safranið |
accusative | safran | safranið |
dative | safrani | safraninum |
genitive | safrans | safransins |
French
Etymology
From Old French safran, from Medieval Latin safranum, from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʿfarān).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa.fʁɑ̃/
Audio (file)
Noun
safran m (plural safrans)
- saffron
- rudder blade
Further reading
- “safran”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Ligurian
Etymology
From Medieval Latin safranum, from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʿfarān).
Noun
safran m (please provide plural)
- saffron
Middle English
Noun
safran
- Alternative form of saffron
Norman
Etymology
From Old French safran, from Medieval Latin safranum, from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʿfarān).
Noun
safran m (uncountable)
- saffron
- gold dust
- gold petals
Synonyms
- poudre d'or (“gold dust”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
safran m (definite singular safranen)
- saffron (seasoning or dye)
Related terms
- safrankrokus
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
safran m (definite singular safranen)
- saffron (seasoning or dye)
Related terms
- safrankrokus
Occitan
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
safran m (plural safrans)
- (Crocus sativus)[1] saffron
Derived terms
- safran bastard, safran derraic, safran dels prats, safran tua-chin
References
- Gui Benoèt, "Las plantas", 2008, Toulouse, IEO Edicions, 2008, →ISBN, p. 225.
Old French
Alternative forms
- saffran, safrain, zafran
Etymology
From Medieval Latin safranum, from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʿfarān).
Noun
safran m (oblique plural safrans, nominative singular safrans, nominative plural safran)
- saffron
Descendants
- French: safran
- Norman: safran
- → Breton: safron
- → Middle Dutch: saffraen, soffraen
- Dutch: saffraan
- Afrikaans: saffraan
- → Middle English: saffron
- English: saffron
- → Japanese: サフラン (safuran)
- → Korean: 사프란 (sapeuran)
- Scots: sefron
- English: saffron
- → Middle High German: saffrān
- German: Safran
- Luxembourgish: safran
- Yiddish: זאַפֿראַן (zafran)
Piedmontese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saˈfraŋ/
Noun
safran m
- saffron
Romanian
Etymology
From French safran.
Noun
safran n (plural safrane)
- rudder blade
Declension
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) safran | safranul | (niște) safrane | safranele |
genitive/dative | (unui) safran | safranului | (unor) safrane | safranelor |
vocative | safranule | safranelor |
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish صفران (safran), from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʿfarān).
Noun
safran (definite accusative safranı, uncountable)
- saffron (plant)
Further reading
- safran in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
- Kélékian, Diran (1911), “صفران”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 762
- Kélékian, Diran (1911), “زعفران”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 644