żyrafa

See also: Żyrafa, żyrafą, and Żyrafą

Polish

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der.?
    Classical Persian سرنا
    Proto-Indo-European *ped-
    Proto-Indo-European *-s
    Proto-Indo-European *pṓds
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *pā́ts
    Proto-Iranian *pā́dah
    Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎭 (p-a-d)
    Classical Persian پَا (pā)
    Classical Persian زُرْنَاپَا (zurnāpā)bor.
    Classical Syriac ܙܪܝܦܐbor.
    Arabic زُرَافَة (zurāfa)bor.
    Italian giraffabor.
    Middle French giraffe
    French girafebor.
    Polish żyrafa

    Borrowed from French girafe.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ʐɘˈra.fa/
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    • Rhymes: -afa
    • Syllabification: ży‧ra‧fa
    • Homophone: Żyrafa

    Noun

    żyrafa f (diminutive żyrafiątko, related adjective żyrafowy)

    1. giraffe (any mammal of the genus Giraffa)
    2. (colloquial) long blender, designed to be held by hand, whose blending and mixing blades are located at the end of the handle
      Hypernym: blender
    3. (historical) piano whose strings and sound box are set vertically rather than horizontally, produced and used in the 18th and 19th centuries
      Hypernym: fortepian

    Declension

    Declension of żyrafa
    singular plural
    nominative żyrafa żyrafy
    genitive żyrafy żyraf
    dative żyrafie żyrafom
    accusative żyrafę żyrafy
    instrumental żyrafą żyrafami
    locative żyrafie żyrafach
    vocative żyrafo żyrafy

    Derived terms

    adjectives
    • żyrafowaty
    nouns
    • żyrafiarnia

    Descendants

    • → Kashubian: żirafa

    Further reading

    • żyrafa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • żyrafa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
    • żyrafa in PWN's encyclopedia
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