girafe

French

Etymology

Etymology tree

Classical Persian زُرْنَا (zurnā)

Classical Persian پَا (pā)

Classical Persian زُرْنَاپَا (zurnāpā)bor.

Classical Syriac ܙܪܝܦܐbor.

Arabic زُرَافَة (zurāfa)bor.

Italian giraffabor.

Middle French giraffe

French girafe

Inherited from Middle French giraffe, from Italian giraffa, from Arabic زُرَافَة (zurāfa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒi.ʁaf/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -af

Noun

girafe f (plural girafes)

1. giraffe (mammal)

   une girafe mâle ― a male giraffe

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

Derived terms

• girafeau
• girafon

 

Descendants

• → Catalan: girafa
• → Luxembourgish: Giraff
• → Polish: żyrafa
• → Romanian: girafă
• → Russian: жираф (žiraf)
  • → Georgian: ჟირაფი (žirapi)
  • → Ingrian: žirafa
• → Swedish: giraff
  • → Finnish: kirahvi

Further reading

• “girafe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• figera

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from French girafe, from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Jersey):

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Noun

girafe f (plural girafes)

1. (Jersey) giraffe

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʒiˈrafe]

Noun

girafe f

1. inflection of girafă:
   1. indefinite plural
   2. indefinite genitive/dative singular