# saft
## Cimbrian
### Etymology

From German Saft (“juice, sap”).

### Noun

saft m
* juice

### References

* Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

## Danish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsɑfd/, [ˈsɑfd̥], [ˈsɑ̈ft]

### Noun

saft c (singular definite saften, plural indefinite safter)
* juice

#### Declension
## Icelandic
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /saft/
    Rhymes: -aft

### Noun

saft f (genitive singular saftar, nominative plural saftir) or (less commonly) saft n (genitive singular safts, no plural)
* fruit juice
    Synonyms: safi, djús

#### Declension

or (less commonly)

### Anagrams

* fast

## Middle English
### Etymology 1

From Old English sċeaft (“shaft”).

#### Noun

saft
* Alternative form of schaft (“shaft”)

### Etymology 2

From Old English sċeaft (“creation”).

#### Noun

saft
* 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)
* juice

#### Synonyms

* juice, jus

#### Derived terms

* fruktsaft
* råsaft
* sitronsaft

#### Related terms

* saftig

### References

* “saft” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From German Saft.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sɑft/

### Noun

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

#### Synonyms

* juice, jus

#### Derived terms

* fruktsaft
* råsaft
* sitronsaft

#### Related terms

* saftig

### References

* “saft” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Scots
### Etymology

From Old English sēfte.

### Adjective

saft (comparative safter, superlative saftest)
* soft
* (weather) mild, in a state of thaw
* (weather) wet, damp, rainy
* (of clothing, etc.) soft in texture, pliable, loose

### Adverb

saft (comparative safter, superlative saftest)
* 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)
* in a peaceable, quiet state

### Noun

saft (plural safts)
* a thaw
* rain, moisture

#### Derived terms

* saftie

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

From German Saft.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sâft/

### Noun

sȁft m (Cyrillic spelling са̏фт)
* sauce

#### Declension
### References

* “saft”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

## Swedish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /saft/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

saft c
* juice (within an organism – usually a plant, sometimes an animal)
    Pressa i saften från citronenSqueeze in the juice from the lemon
    köttsaftmeat juices
** sap
    Synonym: (in the stricter sense) sav
* cordial, squash, fruit syrup (a thick, sweetened, usually fruit-based concentrate that is mixed with water before drinking)
    Barnen fick saft och tårtaThe children had cordial and cake
    en tillbringare med safta jug/pitcher of cordial/squash
    Saft spä(d)s (ut) med vatten innan man dricker denCordial 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

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | saft | safts |
| singular | definite | saften | saftens |
| plural | indefinite | safter | safters |
| plural | definite | safterna | safternas |

#### Derived terms

* apelsinsaft
* blandsaft
* druvsaft
* fittsaft
* fläderblomssaft
* hallonsaft
* jordgubbssaft
* köttsaft (“meat juice”)
* magsaft
* rödvinbärssaft
* saftblandare
* saftglas
* saftsås
* svartvinbärssaft
* vinbärssaft
* äppelsaft

#### Descendants

* → Finnish: sahti

#### See also

* juice
* klappgröt
* späda (“dilute”)
* utspädd (“diluted”)

### References

* saft in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* saft in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* saft in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

### Anagrams

* fast, fats, staf