safir

See also: safír and Safír

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin sapphīrus, from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος (sáppheiros).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /səˈfi/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /səˈfir/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /saˈfiɾ/

Noun

safir m (plural safirs)

1. sapphire

Further reading

• “safir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “safir” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “safir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “safir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Danish

Etymology

From Latin sapphīrus (“saphire”), from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος (sáppheiros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /safiːr/, [saˈfiɐ̯ˀ]

Noun

safir c (singular definite safiren, plural indefinite safirer)

1. sapphire

Declension

Declension of safir

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	safir	safiren	safirer	safirerne
genitive	safirs	safirens	safirers	safirernes

Further reading

• “safir” in Den Danske Ordbog
• safir on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

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Old Spanish

Alternative forms

• safiro

Etymology

From Old French saphir, from Latin sapphīrus, from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος (sáppheiros), or an apocopic form of safiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [saˈɸiɾ]

Noun

safir m (plural safiros)

1. sapphire
   • c. 1250: Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 2v.

     Et eſta piedra es cardena en ſu color aſſi q́ ſemeia al ſafir en la cardenor mas nó en la luz. ca a eſta nó traspaſſa el uiso como al ſafir faze ca la su color es mucho espeſſa ¬ turuia

     And this stone is purple in color, so that it resembles the sapphire in purpleness; but not in light, for sight cannot see through it like it does through sapphire, for its color is too thick and murky.

Descendants

• Spanish: zafiro

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French saphir, Latin sapphirus

Noun

safir n (plural safire)

1. sapphire

Declension

declension of safir

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) safir	safirul	(niște) safire	safirele
genitive/dative	(unui) safir	safirului	(unor) safire	safirelor
vocative	safirule		safirelor

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sǎfiːr/
• Hyphenation: sa‧fir

Noun

sàfīr m (Cyrillic spelling са̀фӣр)

1. sapphire

Declension

Declension of safir

	singular	plural
nominative	safir	safiri
genitive	safíra	safira
dative	safiru	safirima
accusative	safir	safire
vocative	safiru	safiri
locative	safiru	safirima
instrumental	safirom	safirima

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːr

Noun

safir c

1. sapphire

Declension

Declension of safir
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	safir	safiren	safirer	safirerna
Genitive	safirs	safirens	safirers	safirernas

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Turkish

Noun

safir (definite accusative safiri, plural safirler)

1. sapphire

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	safir
Definite accusative	safiri
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	safir	safirler
Definite accusative	safiri	safirleri
Dative	safire	safirlere
Locative	safirde	safirlerde
Ablative	safirden	safirlerden
Genitive	safirin	safirlerin
Possessive forms Singular Plural 1st singular safirim safirlerim 2nd singular safirin safirlerin 3rd singular safiri safirleri 1st plural safirimiz safirlerimiz 2nd plural safiriniz safirleriniz 3rd plural safirleri safirleri