safran

See also: Safran, šafran, and šafrán

Faroese

Etymology

From French safran, from Old French safran, from Medieval Latin safranum, from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān).

Noun

safran n (genitive singular safrans, uncountable)

1. saffron

Declension

Declension of safran (singular only)
n3s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	safran	safranið
accusative	safran	safranið
dative	safrani	safraninum
genitive	safrans	safransins

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French

Etymology

From Old French safran, from Medieval Latin safranum, from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.fʁɑ̃/

• Audio:

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Noun

safran m (plural safrans)

1. saffron
2. rudder blade

Further reading

• “safran”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Ligurian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin safranum, from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān).

Noun

safran m (please provide plural)

1. saffron

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Middle English

Noun

safran

1. Alternative form of saffron

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Norman

Etymology

From Old French safran, from Medieval Latin safranum, from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān).

Noun

safran m (uncountable)

1. saffron
2. gold dust
3. gold petals

Synonyms

• poudre d'or (“gold dust”)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

safran m (definite singular safranen)

1. saffron (seasoning or dye)

Related terms

• safrankrokus

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

safran m (definite singular safranen)

1. saffron (seasoning or dye)

Related terms

• safrankrokus

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Occitan

Noun

safran m (plural safrans)

1. (Crocus sativus) saffron

Derived terms

• safran bastard, safran derraic, safran dels prats, safran tua-chin

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Old French

Alternative forms

• saffran, safrain, zafran

Etymology

From Medieval Latin safranum, from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān).

Noun

safran oblique singular, m (oblique plural safrans, nominative singular safrans, nominative plural safran)

1. saffron

Descendants

• → English: saffron
• French: safran
• Norman: safran

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Turkish

Noun

safran (definite accusative safranı, uncountable)

1. saffron (plant)