gíraffi

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian giraffa, from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈciːrafːɪ/

Noun

gíraffi m (genitive singular gíraffa, nominative plural gíraffar)

  1. giraffe

Declension

Declension of gíraffi (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gíraffi gíraffinn gíraffar gíraffarnir
accusative gíraffa gíraffann gíraffa gíraffana
dative gíraffa gíraffanum gíröffum gíröffunum
genitive gíraffa gíraffans gíraffa gíraffanna

See also

  • jórturdýr