safena

== Catalan == === Adjective === safena feminine singular of safè == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin saphena, from Arabic صَافِن (ṣāfin), from Hebrew צֹפֵן (ṣōfēn, “hiding”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /saˈfɛ.na/ Rhymes: -ɛna Hyphenation: sa‧fè‧na === Noun === safena f (plural safene) (anatomy) saphenous vein Synonym: vena safena == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Medieval Latin saphena, from Arabic صَافِن (ṣāfin), from Hebrew צֹפֵן (ṣōfēn, “hiding”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === safena f (plural safenas) (anatomy) saphenous vein Synonym: veia safena === Further reading === “safena”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “safena”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin saphena, from Arabic صَافِن (ṣāfin), from Hebrew צֹפֵן (ṣōfēn, “hiding”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /saˈfena/ [saˈfe.na] Rhymes: -ena Syllabification: sa‧fe‧na === Noun === safena f (plural safenas) (anatomy) saphenous vein Synonym: vena safena === Further reading === “safena”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025