giraf

Danish

Etymology

From German Giraffe, from French girafe, 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

Dutch

Etymology

From German Giraffe, from French girafe, from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʒiˈrɑf/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: gi‧raf
  • Rhymes: -ɑf

Noun

giraf f (plural giraffen, diminutive girafje n)

  1. A giraffe, mammal of the genus Giraffa.

Synonyms

Descendants
  • → Papiamentu: zjiraf

Volapük

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
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