safran
Cornish
Etymology
From Old French safran.
Noun
safran
- (collective) saffron
Derived terms
- tesen safran (“saffron cake”)
Faroese
Etymology
From French safran, from Old French safran, from Medieval Latin safranum, from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān).
Noun
safran n (genitive singular safrans, uncountable)
Declension
n3s | singular | |
---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | safran | safranið |
accusative | safran | safranið |
dative | safrani | safraninum |
genitive | safrans | safransins |
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French safran, from Medieval Latin safranum, from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān).
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 (zaʕfarān).
Pronunciation
Noun
safran m (please provide plural)
Middle English
Noun
safran
- alternative form of saffron
Norman
Etymology
From Old French safran, from Medieval Latin safranum, from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān).
Noun
safran m (uncountable)
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)
Derived terms
- safran bastard, safran derraic, safran dels prats, safran tua-chin
References
Old French
Alternative forms
- saffran, safrain, zafran
Etymology
From Medieval Latin safranum, from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān).
Noun
safran oblique singular, m (oblique plural safrans, nominative singular safrans, nominative plural safran)
Descendants
- French: safran
- Norman: safran
- → Breton: safron
- → Middle Dutch: saffraen, soffraen
- → Middle English: saffron
- → Middle High German: saffrān
Piedmontese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saˈfraŋ/
Noun
safran m
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
safran n (plural safrane)
- rudder blade
Declension
singular | plural | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
nominative-accusative | safran | safranul | safrane | safranele | |
genitive-dative | safran | safranului | safrane | safranelor | |
vocative | safranule | safranelor |
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish صفران (safran), from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān).
Noun
safran (definite accusative safranı, uncountable)
- saffron (plant)
Further reading
- “safran”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “صفران”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[1] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 762
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “زعفران”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 644