saffier

== Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch saffier, from Middle Dutch saffier, from Latin sapphirus, from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος (sáppheiros). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /saˈfir/ === Noun === saffier (plural saffiere, diminutive saffiertjie) sapphire (gemstone) == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch saffier, from Latin sapphirus, from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος (sáppheiros). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɑˈfiːr/ Hyphenation: saf‧fier Rhymes: -iːr === Noun === saffier m (plural saffieren, diminutive saffiertje n) sapphire (transparent blue corundum, or a clear corundum of another colour) ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: saffier → Indonesian: safir === Noun === saffier n (uncountable, no diminutive) sapphire ((blue) corundum) sapphire (blue colour) ==== Derived terms ==== saffieren