Sahne

See also: sahne and sáhne

German

Etymology

From Middle High German sāne, from Old French sain, saime, from Latin sagīna (“nourishment”), of uncertain origin. Compare Middle Low German sān, sāne, saeum, from the same Old French source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zaːnə/

• Audio:

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Noun

Sahne f (genitive Sahne, no plural)

1. cream (milkfat)

   Synonym: Rahm

Declension

Declension of Sahne [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Sahne
genitive	einer	der	Sahne
dative	einer	der	Sahne
accusative	eine	die	Sahne

Synonyms

• Obers (Austrian)
• Schmetten (Austrian)

Derived terms

• Sahnesoße
• Sahnesteif
• sahnig
• Schlagsahne
• Sacksahne

See also

• Creme (“cream” in the sense of “frosting”)

Further reading

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