saft

See also: Saft and SAFT

Cimbrian

Etymology

From German Saft (“juice, sap”).

Noun

saft m

1. juice

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Saft, from Proto-West Germanic *sap (“juice, sap”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑfd/, [ˈsɑfd̥], [ˈsɑ̈ft]

Noun

saft c (singular definite saften, plural indefinite safter)

1. juice

Declension

Declension of saft

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	saft	saften	safter	safterne
genitive	safts	saftens	safters	safternes

Icelandic

Etymology

From German Saft (“juice, sap”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saft/

  Rhymes: -aft

Noun

saft f (genitive singular saftar, nominative plural saftir) or saft n (genitive singular safts, nominative plural söft)

1. fruit juice

Declension

or:

Synonyms

• safi
• djús

Anagrams

• fast

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English sċeaft (“shaft”).

Noun

saft

1. Alternative form of schaft (“shaft”)

Etymology 2

From Old English sċeaft (“creation”).

Noun

saft

1. Alternative form of schaft (“creation”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German Saft.

Noun

saft f or m (definite singular safta or saften, indefinite plural safter, definite plural saftene)

1. juice

Synonyms

• juice, jus

Derived terms

• fruktsaft
• råsaft
• sitronsaft

Related terms

• saftig

References

• “saft” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German Saft.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɑft/

Noun

saft f (definite singular safta, indefinite plural safter, definite plural saftene)

1. juice

Synonyms

• juice, jus

Derived terms

• fruktsaft
• råsaft
• sitronsaft

Related terms

• saftig

References

• “saft” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Scots

Etymology

From Old English sēfte.

Adjective

saft (comparative safter, superlative saftest)

1. soft
2. (weather) mild, in a state of thaw
3. (weather) wet, damp, rainy
4. (of clothing, etc.) soft in texture, pliable, loose

Adverb

saft (comparative safter, superlative saftest)

1. softly
   • 1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide:

     He cried small and saft like a bairn, and drove the grey out into the water. And aye as he spurred it the foam should have been flying as high as his head, but in that uncanny hour there was no foam; only the waves running sleek like oil.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. in a peaceable, quiet state

Noun

saft (plural safts)

1. a thaw
2. rain, moisture

Derived terms

• saftie

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From German Saft.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sâft/

Noun

sȁft m (Cyrillic spelling са̏фт)

1. sauce

Declension

Declension of saft

	singular	plural
nominative	sȁft	sàftovi
genitive	safta	saftova
dative	saftu	saftovima
accusative	saft	saftove
vocative	safte	saftovi
locative	saftu	saftovima
instrumental	saftom	saftovima

References

• “saft”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Swedish

ett glas saft

ett bord med en flaska fläderblomssaft

Etymology

From Middle High German Saft. Related to sav (English sap).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saft/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

saft c

1. juice (within an organism – usually a plant, sometimes an animal)

   Pressa i saften från citronen

   Squeeze in the juice from the lemon

   köttsaft

   meat juices

   1. sap

      Synonym: (in the stricter sense) sav

2. cordial, squash, fruit syrup (a thick, sweetened, usually fruit-based concentrate that is mixed with water before drinking)

   Barnen fick saft och tårta

   The children had cordial and cake

   en tillbringare med saft

   a jug/pitcher of cordial/squash

   Saft spä(d)s (ut) med vatten innan man dricker den

   Cordial is diluted with water before you drink it

   • 1979, “Hallonsaft [Raspberry cordial]”, in Pierre Kartner (music), Klasse Möllberg i Smurfland [Klasse Möllberg in Smurf Land]‎^[1], performed by Klasse Möllberg:

     (Och här kommer vers nummer ett.) När smurfer ["smurfar" is the more common plural] ställer till med fest (så vet vi hur man festar bäst). De fixar korv och en god pastej. (Vi smurfar allt du kan tänka dig.) Kulörta lyktor och musik. (En tårta som är sagolik.) Så ställer de fram en jättebål. (Vi fyller våra glas och säger skål.) Saft, saft, hallonsaft, bättre saft har ingen haft. (Saft, saft, hallonsaft, bättre saft har ingen haft.)

     (And here comes verse number one.) When smurfs throw a party ([then] we know how to party best [how one parties best]). They get [fix – could also mean make, etc.] sausages and a good pâté. (We smurf everything you can imagine.) Colorful [colored] lanterns and music. (A cake that is fabulous.) Then they set out a giant punch bowl. (We fill our glasses and say cheers.) Cordial, cordial, raspberry cordial, better cordial has no one ever had [has no one had]. Cordial, cordial, raspberry cordial, better cordial has no one ever had.

Usage notes

(Fruit) juice as a beverage is called juice.

Declension

Declension of saft

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	saft	safts
	definite	saften	saftens
plural	indefinite	safter	safters
	definite	safterna	safternas

Derived terms

• apelsinsaft
• blandsaft
• druvsaft
• fittsaft
• fläderblomssaft
• hallonsaft
• jordgubbssaft
• köttsaft (“meat juice”)
• magsaft
• rödvinbärssaft
• saftblandare
• saftglas
• saftsås
• svartvinbärssaft
• vinbärssaft
• äppelsaft

Descendants

• → Finnish: sahti

See also

• juice
• klappgröt
• späda (“dilute”)
• utspädd (“diluted”)

References

• saft in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• saft in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• saft in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• fast, fats, staf