🇮🇹 italien

zafferani

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

gli zafferani

saffrons

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zafferani
/ʎi dzaffeˈraːni/
← masculine feminine →

Comment dit-on zafferani en italien ?

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/ʎi dzaffeˈraːni/

How do you pronounce zafferani in italien?

zafferani is pronounced /ʎi dzaffeˈraːni/ in italien.

Exemples de phrases

Lo zafferano italiano è molto più pregiato rispetto a quello persiano.

Italian saffron is much more prized compared to the Persian one.

Il nostro chef utilizza solo lo zafferano puro, senza additivi nocivi.

Our chef uses only pure saffron, without harmful additives.

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Pourquoi est-ce masculine ?

Zafferani is masculine because it derives from Latin "crocus" (via Arabic "za'farān"). The word is masculine in Italian, following the general rule that Italian nouns ending in -o are typically masculine. The gender was inherited from Latin, where "crocus" was masculine, not neuter as stated in the original rule.

Comment dit-on saffrons en italien ?

En italien, saffrons se dit gli zafferani — masculine.

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