жираф

See also: Жираф

Bulgarian

жираф

Alternative forms

• жира́фа (žiráfa)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der.?

Classical Persian زُرْنَا (zurnā)

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 ܙܪܝܦܐ (zārīp̄ā)bor.

Arabic زُرَافَة (zurāfa)bor.

Italian giraffabor.

Middle French giraffe

French girafebor.

Bulgarian жираф (žiraf)

Borrowed from French girafe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʒiˈraf]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -af
• Hyphenation^(key): жи‧раф

Noun

жира́ф • (žiráf) m

1. giraffe (mammal)

Declension

Declension of жира́ф

	singular	plural
indefinite	жира́ф žiráf	жира́фи žiráfi
definite (subject form)	жира́фът žiráfǎt	жира́фите žiráfite
definite (object form)	жира́фа žiráfa
count form	—	жира́фа žiráfa
vocative form	жира́фе žiráfe	жира́фи žiráfi

References

• “жираф”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “жираф”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

Alternative forms

• жира́фа (žiráfa) — dated, colloquial
• жира́фъ (žiráf) — pre-1918 spelling

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʐɨˈraf]

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der.?

Classical Persian زُرْنَا (zurnā)

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 ܙܪܝܦܐ (zārīp̄ā)bor.

Arabic زُرَافَة (zurāfa)bor.

Italian giraffabor.

Middle French giraffe

French girafebor.

Russian жираф (žiraf)

Borrowed from French girafe.

Noun

жира́ф • (žiráf) m anim (genitive жира́фа, nominative plural жира́фы, genitive plural жира́фов)

1. giraffe

Declension

Declension of жира́ф (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	жира́ф žiráf	жира́фы žiráfy
genitive	жира́фа žiráfa	жира́фов žiráfov
dative	жира́фу žiráfu	жира́фам žiráfam
accusative	жира́фа žiráfa	жира́фов žiráfov
instrumental	жира́фом žiráfom	жира́фами žiráfami
prepositional	жира́фе žiráfe	жира́фах žiráfax

Derived terms

• жирафёнок m anim (žirafjónok)

Phrases

• дойти́ как до жира́фа pf (dojtí kak do žiráfa), доходи́ть как до жира́фа impf (doxodítʹ kak do žiráfa)

Descendants

• → Georgian: ჟირაფი (žirapi)
• → Ingrian: žirafa

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “жираф”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Further reading

• Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882), “жираф”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.

Etymology 2

Noun

жира́ф • (žiráf) f anim pl

1. genitive/accusative plural of жира́фа (žiráfa)