safn
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From safna, from Old Norse safna, a by-form of samna (“to collect, assemble”), from Proto-Germanic *samnōną (“to gather, collect”). More at sam.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
safn n (genitive singular safns, nominative plural söfn)
- (institution) a museum
- a collection
- a flock of sheep
Declension edit
declension of safn
Synonyms edit
- (flock of sheep): fjárhópur
Derived terms edit
- bókasafn
- byggðasafn (a local museum)
- kvæðasafn (collected poems)
- listasafn
- minjasafn
- náttúrugripasafn
- orðasafn
- ritsafn
- safna
- safnvörður
- skjalasafn
- sædýrasafn
- vaxmyndasafn
- þjóðminjasafn
- þjóðskjalasafn
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *stómn̥ (“mouth, muzzle”). Compare Cornish sâwn, Cornish sawan (“chasm”), Breton staoñ (“palate”).
Noun edit
safn m or f (plural safnau, diminutive sefnyn, not mutable)
Usage notes edit
Sometimes derogatory when applied to people.
Synonyms edit
- (mouth): ceg
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “safn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies