girafă

See also: girafa, Girafa, and ĝirafa

Romanian

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂der.?
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.
Romanian girafă

    Borrowed from French girafe, from Middle French giraffe, borrowed from Italian giraffa, borrowed from Arabic زُرَافَة (zurāfa), borrowed from Classical Syriac ܙܪܝܦܐ (zārīp̄ā), borrowed from Classical Persian زُرْنَاپَا (zurnāpā), from زُرْنَا (zurnā) + پَا (pā).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈra.fə/
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    Noun

    girafă f (plural girafe)

    1. giraffe

    Declension

    singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative-accusative girafă girafa girafe girafele
    genitive-dative girafe girafei girafe girafelor
    vocative girafă, girafo girafelor

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