saffier

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch saffier, from Middle Dutch saffier, from Latin sapphirus, from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος (sáppheiros).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saˈfir/
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Noun

saffier (plural saffiere, diminutive saffiertjie)

  1. sapphire (gemstone)

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch saffier, from Latin sapphirus, from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος (sáppheiros).

Pronunciation

Noun

saffier m (plural saffieren, diminutive saffiertje n)

  1. sapphire (transparent blue corundum, or a clear corundum of another colour)

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: saffier
  • → Indonesian: safir

Noun

saffier n (uncountable)

  1. sapphire ((blue) corundum)
  2. sapphire (blue colour)

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