safian

Polish

Alternative forms

• safijan (Middle Polish)
• safjan (pre-reform orthography (1936))

Etymology

Borrowed from German Saffian.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.fjan/

• (Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.fjɒn/

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• Rhymes: -afjan
• Syllabification: sa‧fian

Noun

safian m inan (related adjective safianowy)

1. (uncountable) morocco (soft leather made from goatskin)

Declension

Declension of safian

	singular
nominative	safian
genitive	safianu
dative	safianowi
accusative	safian
instrumental	safianem
locative	safianie
vocative	safianie

Derived terms

nouns

• safiannik

Related terms

adjectives

• safiannicki
• safianniczy

Further reading

• “safian”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “safian”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)
• safian in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
• Maria Renata Mayenowa, et al., editors (2010-2023), “SAFIJAN”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1915), “safian”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 6, Warsaw, page 6
• Brückner, Aleksander (1927), “safjan”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna

Romanian

Noun

safian n (plural safianuri)

1. alternative form of saftian

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	safian	safianul	safianuri	safianurile
genitive-dative	safian	safianului	safianuri	safianurilor
vocative	safianule		safianurilor