safran

See also: Safran, šafran, and šafrán

Faroese

Etymology

From French safran, from Old French safran, from Medieval Latin safranum, from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān).

Noun

safran n (genitive singular safrans, uncountable)

1. saffron

Declension

Declension of safran (singular only)
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/

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Noun

safran m (plural safrans)

1. saffron
2. 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).

Noun

safran m (please provide plural)

1. saffron

Middle English

Noun

safran

1. Alternative form of saffron

Norman

Etymology

From Old French safran, from Medieval Latin safranum, from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān).

Noun

safran m (uncountable)

1. saffron
2. gold dust
3. gold petals

Synonyms

• poudre d'or (“gold dust”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

safran m (definite singular safranen)

1. saffron (seasoning or dye)

Related terms

• safrankrokus

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

safran m (definite singular safranen)

1. saffron (seasoning or dye)

Related terms

• safrankrokus

Occitan

Pronunciation

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Noun

safran m (plural safrans)

1. (Crocus sativus) saffron

Derived terms

• safran bastard, safran derraic, safran dels prats, safran tua-chin

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)

1. saffron

Descendants

• French: safran
• Norman: safran
• → Breton: safron
• → Middle Dutch: saffraen, soffraen
  • Dutch: saffraan
  • Afrikaans: saffraan
• → Middle English: saffron
  • English: saffron
    • → Japanese: サフラン (safuran)
    • → Korean: 사프란 (sapeuran)
  • Scots: sefron
• → Middle High German: saffrān
  • German: Safran
  • Luxembourgish: safran
  • Yiddish: זאַפֿראַן (zafran)

Piedmontese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈfraŋ/

Noun

safran m

1. saffron

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French safran.

Noun

safran n (plural safrane)

1. rudder blade

Declension

Declension of safran

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) safran	safranul	(niște) safrane	safranele
genitive/dative	(unui) safran	safranului	(unor) safrane	safranelor
vocative	safranule		safranelor

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish صفران (safran), from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān).

Noun

safran (definite accusative safranı, uncountable)

1. saffron (plant)

Further reading

• “safran”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “صفران”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 762
• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “زعفران”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 644