giraffa

See also: Giraffa

Italian

Etymology

From Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa).

Pronunciation

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Noun

giraffa f (plural giraffe)

1. giraffe
2. boom (pole supporting a microphone)

Related terms

• giraffista

Anagrams

• graffia

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Latin

Etymology

From Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ɡiˈraf.fa/, [ɡɪˈräfːä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈraf.fa/, [d͡ʒiˈräfːä]

Noun

giraffa f (genitive giraffae); first declension

1. (New Latin, zoology) a giraffe

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	giraffa	giraffae
Genitive	giraffae	giraffārum
Dative	giraffae	giraffīs
Accusative	giraffam	giraffās
Ablative	giraffā	giraffīs
Vocative	giraffa	giraffae