LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

giraffa

giraffa f (genitive giraffae)
Classical[ɡɪˈraf.fa]Ecclesiastical[d͡ʒiˈraf.fa]

Meaning

  1. New Latinfemininea giraffe

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegiraffagiraffae
genitivegiraffaegiraffārum
dativegiraffaegiraffīs
accusativegiraffamgiraffās
ablativegiraffāgiraffīs
vocativegiraffagiraffae

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱerh₂-der.?
  3. Classical Persian زُرْنَا(zurnā)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ped-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pṓds
  6. Proto-Indo-Iranian*pā́ts
  7. Proto-Iranian*pā́dah
  8. Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎭(p-a-d)
  9. Classical Persian پَا(pā)
  10. Latingiraffa

Classical Persian زُرْنَاپَا (zurnāpā)bor. Classical Syriac ܙܪܢܦܐ (zarnāp̄ā) Classical Syriac ܙܪܝܦܐ (zārīp̄ā)bor. Arabic زُرَافَة (zurāfa)bor. Italian giraffabor. Latin giraffa Borrowed from Italian giraffa.

Quick answers

What does giraffa mean in Latin?
giraffa, a noun, means “a giraffe”.
What is the genitive of giraffa?
The genitive singular is giraffae. giraffa is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce giraffa?
In classical Latin, [ɡɪˈraf.fa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [d͡ʒiˈraf.fa].
Where does giraffa come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- → Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der.? → Classical Persian زُرْنَا (zurnā) → Proto-Indo-European *ped- → Proto-Indo-European *pṓds → Proto-Indo-Iranian *pā́ts → Proto-Iranian *pā́dah → Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎭 (p-a-d) → Classical Persian پَا (pā) → Latin giraffa.