"saffiaantje" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ˌsɑ.fiˈaːn.tjə/, [ˌsɑ.fiˈaːn.cə] Forms: saffiaantjes [plural]
Etymology: Diminutive of saffiaan (“saffian”), named after its use in certain cigar cases. The word's meaning must have shifted soon to “cigarette”, because the sense “cigar” is barely attested.
  1. cigarette Tags: neuter Derived forms: saffie
    Sense id: en-saffiaantje-nl-noun-vdqH68gA Categories (other): Dutch diminutiva tantum, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  ],
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        {
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˌsɑ.fiˈaːn.tjə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˌsɑ.fiˈaːn.cə]"
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
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    }
  ],
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    "saf‧fi‧aan‧tje"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˌsɑ.fiˈaːn.tjə/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˌsɑ.fiˈaːn.cə]"
    }
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