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Cimbrian

Etymology

From German Saft (“juice, sap”).

Noun

saft m

  1. juice

References

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Saft, from Proto-West Germanic *sap (“juice, sap”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑfd/, [ˈsɑfd̥], [ˈsɑ̈ft]

Noun

saft c (singular definite saften, plural indefinite safter)

  1. juice

Declension

More information common gender, singular ...
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Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from German Saft (“juice, sap”).

Pronunciation

Noun

saft f (genitive singular saftar, nominative plural saftir) or (less commonly)
saft n (genitive singular safts, no plural)

  1. fruit juice
    Synonyms: safi, djús

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

or (less commonly)

More information singular, indefinite ...

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Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

saft

  1. alternative form of schaft (“shaft”)

Etymology 2

Noun

saft

  1. alternative form of schaft (“creation”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German Saft.

Noun

saft f or m (definite singular safta or saften, indefinite plural safter, definite plural saftene)

  1. juice

Synonyms

Derived terms

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German Saft.

Pronunciation

Noun

saft f (definite singular safta, indefinite plural safter, definite plural saftene)

  1. juice

Synonyms

Derived terms

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Scots

Etymology

From Old English sēfte.

Adjective

saft (comparative safter, superlative saftest)

  1. soft
  2. (weather) mild, in a state of thaw
  3. (weather) wet, damp, rainy
  4. (of clothing, etc.) soft in texture, pliable, loose

Adverb

saft (comparative safter, superlative saftest)

  1. softly
    • 1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide:
      He cried small and saft like a bairn, and drove the grey out into the water. And aye as he spurred it the foam should have been flying as high as his head, but in that uncanny hour there was no foam; only the waves running sleek like oil.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. in a peaceable, quiet state

Noun

saft (plural safts)

  1. a thaw
  2. rain, moisture

Derived terms

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From German Saft.

Pronunciation

Noun

sȁft m (Cyrillic spelling са̏фт)

  1. sauce

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

References

  • “saft”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
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Swedish

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Etymology

From Middle High German Saft. Related to sav (English sap).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saft/
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Noun

saft c

  1. juice (within an organism – usually a plant, sometimes an animal)
    Pressa i saften från citronen
    Squeeze in the juice from the lemon
    köttsaft
    meat juices
    1. sap
      Synonym: (in the stricter sense) sav
  2. cordial, squash, fruit syrup (a thick, sweetened, usually fruit-based concentrate that is mixed with water before drinking)
    Barnen fick saft och tårta
    The children had cordial and cake
    en tillbringare med saft
    a jug/pitcher of cordial/squash
    Saft spä(d)s (ut) med vatten innan man dricker den
    Cordial is diluted with water before you drink it
    • 1979, “Hallonsaft [Raspberry cordial]”, in Pierre Kartner (music), Klasse Möllberg i Smurfland [Klasse Möllberg in Smurf Land]‎, performed by Klasse Möllberg:
      (Och här kommer vers nummer ett.) När smurfer ["smurfar" is the more common plural] ställer till med fest (så vet vi hur man festar bäst). De fixar korv och en god pastej. (Vi smurfar allt du kan tänka dig.) Kulörta lyktor och musik. (En tårta som är sagolik.) Så ställer de fram en jättebål. (Vi fyller våra glas och säger skål.) Saft, saft, hallonsaft, bättre saft har ingen haft. (Saft, saft, hallonsaft, bättre saft har ingen haft.)
      (And here comes verse number one.) When smurfs throw a party ([then] we know how to party best [how one parties best]). They get [fix – could also mean make, etc.] sausages and a good pâté. (We smurf everything you can imagine.) Colorful [colored] lanterns and music. (A cake that is fabulous.) Then they set out a giant punch bowl. (We fill our glasses and say cheers.) Cordial, cordial, raspberry cordial, better cordial has no one ever had [has no one had]. Cordial, cordial, raspberry cordial, better cordial has no one ever had.

Usage notes

(Fruit) juice as a beverage is called juice.

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Finnish: sahti

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