giraffa

See also: Giraffa

Italian

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 giraffa

    Borrowed from Arabic زُرَافَة (zurāfa), borrowed from Classical Syriac ܙܪܝܦܐ, borrowed from Classical Persian زُرْنَاپَا (zurnāpā), from سرنا + پَا (pā).

    (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈraf.fa/
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    • Rhymes: -affa
    • Hyphenation: gi‧ràf‧fa

    Noun

    giraffa f (plural giraffe)

    1. giraffe (mammal)
    2. boom (a movable pole used to support a microphone or camera)

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    Etymology

    From Italian giraffa.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    giraffa f (genitive giraffae); first declension

    1. (New Latin, zoology) a giraffe

    Declension

    First-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative giraffa giraffae
    genitive giraffae giraffārum
    dative giraffae giraffīs
    accusative giraffam giraffās
    ablative giraffā giraffīs
    vocative giraffa giraffae
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