safran
Faroese
Etymology
From French safran, from Old French safran, from Medieval Latin safranum, from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʿfarān), possibly from Persian *زرپران (zar-parân).
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), possibly from Persian *زرپران (*zar-parân).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa.fʁɑ̃/
Audio (file)
Further reading
- “safran” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Ligurian
Etymology
From Medieval Latin safranum, from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʿfarān), possibly from Persian *زرپران (zar-parân).
Middle English
Norman
Etymology
From Old French safran, from Medieval Latin safranum, from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʿfarān), possibly from Persian *زرپران (zar-parân).
Norwegian Bokmål
Related terms
- safrankrokus
Norwegian Nynorsk
Related terms
- safrankrokus
Occitan
Derived terms
- safran bastard, safran derraic, safran dels prats, safran tua-chin
Old French
Alternative forms
- saffran
- safrain
- zafran
Etymology
From Medieval Latin safranum, from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʿfarān), possibly from Persian *زرپران (zar-parân).
Turkish
Noun
safran (definite accusative safranı, uncountable)
- saffron (plant)
This Turkish entry was created from the translations listed at saffron. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see safran in the Turkish Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) July 2010