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Webster 1913 Edition


Sauf

Sauf

,
Adj.
Safe.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

Sauf

,
c
onj.
& p
rep.
Save; except.
[Obs.]
Sauf I myself.”
Chaucer.

Definition 2024


sauf

sauf

English

Preposition

sauf

  1. Obsolete form of save.

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sof/

Etymology

From Latin salvus.[1] Cognate to Italian salvo.

Adjective

sauf m (feminine singular sauve, masculine plural saufs, feminine plural sauves)

  1. safe (free from harm)

Related terms

Preposition

sauf

  1. except, save
    Tout le monde parle français, sauf moi.
    Everyone speaks French, except me.

References

  1. Picoche, Jacqueline; Jean-Claude Rolland (2009) Dictionnaire étymologique du français (in French), Paris: Dictionnaires Le Robert

Norman

Etymology

From Latin salvus (safe, well, unharmed, sound, saved, alive), from Proto-Indo-European *solo- (integrate, whole).

Adjective

sauf m

  1. (Jersey) safe