Safran

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See also: safran, šafran, and šafrán

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Safran m (strong, genitive Safrans, plural Safrane)

  1. saffron

Declension

Declension of Safran
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Safran die Safrane
genitive eines des Safrans der Safrane
dative einem dem Safran den Safranen
accusative einen den Safran die Safrane

References

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

Further reading

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

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Pronunciation

Noun

Safran m

  1. saffron

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