giraff

See also: Giraff

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

giraff m (definite singular giraffen, indefinite plural giraffer, definite plural giraffene)

  1. a giraffe (mammal)

References

Swedish

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.
    Swedish giraff

    Borrowed from French girafe.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɧɪrˈaf/, [ɧɪrˈafː]
    • Rhymes: -af

    Noun

    giraff c

    1. giraffe
      Giraffer lever på savannen och har långa halsar
      Giraffes live on the savannah and have long necks
      Giraffer har fläckar
      Giraffes have spots

    Declension

    Declension of giraff
    nominative genitive
    singular indefinite giraff giraffs
    definite giraffen giraffens
    plural indefinite giraffer giraffers
    definite girafferna giraffernas

    Descendants

    • → Finnish: kirahvi

    References

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