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Noun

safir m ‎(plural safirs)

1. sapphire

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

Inflection

External links

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

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

Romanian

Etymology

French saphir, Latin sapphirus

Noun

safir n ‎(plural safire)

1. sapphire

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

sàfīr m ‎(Cyrillic spelling са̀фӣр)

1. sapphire

Declension

Swedish

Noun

safir c

1. sapphire

Turkish

Noun

safir

1. sapphire