saffier
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch saffier, from Middle Dutch saffier, from Latin sapphirus, from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος (sáppheiros).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
saffier (plural saffiere, diminutive saffiertjie)
- sapphire (gemstone)
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch saffier, from Latin sapphirus, from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος (sáppheiros).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
saffier m (plural saffieren, diminutive saffiertje n)
- sapphire (transparent blue corundum, or a clear corundum of another colour)
Descendants edit
Noun edit
saffier n (uncountable)