giraff

See also: Giraff

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• sjiraff (main spelling)

Noun

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

1. a giraffe (mammal)

References

• “giraff” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Swedish

giraffer som betar löv [giraffes grazing on leaves]

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

• giraff in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• giraff in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• giraff in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Svensk MeSH