See also: safran, šafran, and šafrán

German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German safrān; derived from French safran, from Arabic زعفران (zāfarān). Cognate with English saffron, Spanish azafrán, Italian zafferano.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈzafʁan/ (prescriptive standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑfʁɑn/ (Austria)
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Noun edit

Safran m (strong, genitive Safrans, plural Safrane)

  1. saffron

Declension edit

References edit

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Safran”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading edit

  • Safran” in Duden online
  • Safran” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

Safran m

  1. saffron

Further reading edit