giraf

Danish

Etymology

From German Giraffe, from Middle High German geraff, seraffe, schraffe, from Italian giraffa, from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡiraf/, [ɡ̊iˈʁɑf], [kiˈʁ̞ɑ̈f]

Noun

giraf c (singular definite giraffen, plural indefinite giraffer)

1. giraffe

Declension

Declension of giraf

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	giraf	giraffen	giraffer	girafferne
genitive	girafs	giraffens	giraffers	giraffernes

References

• “giraf” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

From German Giraffe, from Middle High German geraff, seraffe, schraffe, from Italian giraffa, from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒiˈrɑf/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: gi‧raf
• Rhymes: -ɑf

Noun

giraf f (plural giraffen, diminutive girafje n)

1. a giraffe, mammal of the genus Giraffa

Synonyms

• giraffe

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: zjiraf

Volapük

Etymology

From German Giraffe, from Middle High German geraff, seraffe, schraffe, from Italian giraffa, from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡiˈɾaf]

Noun

giraf (nominative plural girafs)

1. giraffe (family Giraffidae)

Declension

Declension of giraf

	singular	plural
nominative	giraf	girafs
genitive	girafa	girafas
dative	girafe	girafes
accusative	girafi	girafis
vocative 1	o giraf!	o girafs!
predicative 2	girafu	girafus

¹ status as a case is disputed
² in later, non-classical Volapük only

Hypernyms

• nim
• süganim