serafin

serafin (plural serafins)

1. Alternative form of xeraphim.

Borrowed from Spanish serafín.

• IPA^(key): /s̺eɾafin/ [s̺e.ɾa.fĩn]
• Rhymes: -afin, -in
• Hyphenation: se‧ra‧fin

serafin anim

1. (biblical) seraph

• “serafin”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “serafin”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Learned borrowing from Latin seraphim, from Koine Greek σεραφείμ (serapheím), from Biblical Hebrew שְׂרָפִים (śərāp̄îm), the plural form of שָׂרָף (śārāp̄, “burning one”).

• IPA^(key): /sɛˈra.fin/

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• Rhymes: -afin
• Syllabification: se‧ra‧fin

serafin m animal or serafin m pers (diminutive serafinek)

1. seraph

   Synonym: seraf

There are two possible declension patterns:

masculine animate

masculine personal

• serafin in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• serafin in Polish dictionaries at PWN