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

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /saˈfẽ.nɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /saˈfe.na/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐˈfe.nɐ/

Noun

safena f (plural safenas)

(anatomy) saphenous vein
Synonym: veia safena

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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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