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Safran

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See also: safran, šafran, and šafrán

German

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Etymology

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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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  • IPA(key): /ˈzafʁan/ (prescriptive standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑfʁɑn/ (Austria)
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Noun

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Safran m (strong, genitive Safrans, plural Safrane)

  1. saffron

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Safran”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading

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  • Safran” in Duden online
  • Safran” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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Safran m

  1. saffron

Further reading

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