safena

Catalan

Adjective

safena

1. feminine singular of safè

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin saphena, from Arabic صَافِن (ṣāfin), from Hebrew צֹפֵן (ṣōfēn, “hiding”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈfɛ.na/
• Rhymes: -ɛna
• Hyphenation: sa‧fè‧na

Noun

safena f (plural safene)

1. (anatomy) saphenous vein

   Synonym: vena safena

Portuguese

Etymology

From Medieval Latin saphena, from Arabic صَافِن (ṣāfin), from Hebrew צֹפֵן (ṣōfēn, “hiding”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /saˈfẽ.nɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /saˈfẽ.nɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /saˈfe.na/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐˈfe.nɐ/

Noun

safena f (plural safenas)

1. (anatomy) saphenous vein

   Synonym: veia safena

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin saphena, from Arabic صَافِن (ṣāfin), from Hebrew צֹפֵן (ṣōfēn, “hiding”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈfena/ [saˈfe.na]
• Rhymes: -ena
• Syllabification: sa‧fe‧na

Noun

safena f (plural safenas)

1. (anatomy) saphenous vein

   Synonym: vena safena

Further reading

• “safena”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014