safena
Catalan edit
Adjective edit
safena
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Medieval Latin saphena, from Arabic صَافِن (ṣāfin), from Hebrew צֹפֵן (ṣōfēn, “hiding”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
safena f (plural safene)
- (anatomy) saphenous vein
- Synonym: vena safena
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Medieval Latin saphena, from Arabic صَافِن (ṣāfin), from Hebrew צֹפֵן (ṣōfēn, “hiding”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
safena f (plural safenas)
- (anatomy) saphenous vein
- Synonym: veia safena
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Medieval Latin saphena, from Arabic صَافِن (ṣāfin), from Hebrew צֹפֵן (ṣōfēn, “hiding”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
safena f (plural safenas)
- (anatomy) saphenous vein
- Synonym: vena safena
Further reading edit
- “safena”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014