Safran
German
Etymology
From Middle High German safrān; derived from French safran, from Arabic زعفران (zāfarān). Cognate with English saffron, Spanish azafrán, Italian zafferano.[1]
Pronunciation
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Noun
Safran m (genitive Safrans, plural Safrane)
Declension
References
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Safran”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Further reading
- “Safran” in Duden online