safena

safena

1. feminine singular of safè

Borrowed from Medieval Latin saphena, from Arabic صَافِن (ṣāfin), from Hebrew צֹפֵן (ṣōfēn, “hiding”).

• IPA^(key): /saˈfɛ.na/
• Rhymes: -ɛna
• Hyphenation: sa‧fè‧na

safena f (plural safene)

1. (anatomy) saphenous vein

   Synonym: vena safena

From Medieval Latin saphena, from Arabic صَافِن (ṣāfin), from Hebrew צֹפֵן (ṣōfēn, “hiding”).

safena f (plural safenas)

1. (anatomy) saphenous vein

   Synonym: veia safena

Borrowed from Medieval Latin saphena, from Arabic صَافِن (ṣāfin), from Hebrew צֹפֵן (ṣōfēn, “hiding”).

• IPA^(key): /saˈfena/ [saˈfe.na]
• Rhymes: -ena
• Syllabification: sa‧fe‧na

safena f (plural safenas)

1. (anatomy) saphenous vein

   Synonym: vena safena

• “safena”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024