serafin

See also: Serafin and serafín

English

Noun

serafin (plural serafins)

1. Alternative form of xeraphim

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish serafín.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s̺eɾafin/ [s̺e.ɾa.fĩn]
• Rhymes: -afin, -in
• Hyphenation: se‧ra‧fin

Noun

serafin anim

1. (biblical) seraph

Declension

Declension of serafin (animate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	serafin	serafina	serafinak
ergative	serafinek	serafinak	serafinek
dative	serafini	serafinari	serafinei
genitive	serafinen	serafinaren	serafinen
comitative	serafinekin	serafinarekin	serafinekin
causative	serafinengatik	serafinarengatik	serafinengatik
benefactive	serafinentzat	serafinarentzat	serafinentzat
instrumental	serafinez	serafinaz	serafinez
inessive	serafinengan	serafinarengan	serafinengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	serafinengana	serafinarengana	serafinengana
terminative	serafinenganaino	serafinarenganaino	serafinenganaino
directive	serafinenganantz	serafinarenganantz	serafinenganantz
destinative	serafinenganako	serafinarenganako	serafinenganako
ablative	serafinengandik	serafinarengandik	serafinengandik
partitive	serafinik	—	—
prolative	serafintzat	—	—

See also

• aingeru (“angel”)
• kerubin (“cherub”)

Further reading

• “serafin”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “serafin”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Polish

serafin

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin seraphim, from Koine Greek σεραφείμ (serapheím), from Biblical Hebrew שְׂרָפִים (śərāp̄îm), the plural form of שָׂרָף (śārāp̄, “burning one”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛˈra.fin/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -afin
• Syllabification: se‧ra‧fin

Noun

serafin m animal or serafin m pers (diminutive serafinek)

1. seraph

   Synonym: seraf

Declension

There are two possible declension patterns:

Declension of serafin

	singular	plural
nominative	serafin	serafiny
genitive	serafina	serafinów
dative	serafinowi	serafinom
accusative	serafina	serafiny
instrumental	serafinem	serafinami
locative	serafinie	serafinach
vocative	serafinie	serafiny

masculine animate

Declension of serafin

	singular	plural
nominative	serafin	serafini/serafinowie
genitive	serafina	serafinów
dative	serafinowi	serafinom
accusative	serafina	serafinów
instrumental	serafinem	serafinami
locative	serafinie	serafinach
vocative	serafinie	serafini/serafinowie

masculine personal

Related terms

adjectives

• seraficki
• seraficzny
• serafiński

adverbs

• seraficznie
• serafińsko

nouns

• Serafin
• Serafina
• serafińskość

Further reading

• serafin in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• serafin in Polish dictionaries at PWN