Safran

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.

Pronunciation

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

• Audio:

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Noun

Safran m (strong, genitive Safrans, plural Safrane)

1. saffron

Declension

Declension of Safran [masculine, strong]

	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

Further reading

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

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsafran/

Noun

Safran m

1. saffron

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary