sauf

English

Preposition

sauf

  1. Obsolete form of save.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sof/
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Adjective

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

  1. safe (free from harm)

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

Further reading

Norman

Etymology

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

Adjective

sauf m

  1. (Jersey) safe
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