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English
Noun
saphir (countable and uncountable, plural saphirs)
- Obsolete form of sapphire.
French
Pronunciation
Adjective
saphir (invariable)
- sapphire (color)
Noun
saphir m (plural saphirs)
- sapphire (gemstone)
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Middle English
- safeer, safere, saffer, saffir, saffre, saffyre, safier, safir, safre, sapher, saphier, saphijr, saphire, saphyre
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French saphir, saffre, from Latin sapphir, sappir, sapphīrus, from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος (sáppheiros).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saˈfiːr/, /ˈsafir/, /ˈsafər/
Noun
saphir (plural saphirs)
- sapphire (blue gemstone)
- (figurative) A worthy individual
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Adjective
saphir
- sapphire (colour)
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