Giraffe

== Dutch == === Etymology === From giraffe. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Giraffe f (astronomy) Camelopardalis == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German geraff, seraffe, schraffe, partly via Italian giraffa, partly directly (in travel reports) from Arabic زَرافَة (zarāfa). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡiˈʁafə/ (predominant; only common form in Germany) IPA(key): /ʒiˈʁafə/, /ʃi-/ (rare in Eastern Germany, alternatively in Austria and Switzerland) IPA(key): /ʃiˈʁafɛ/ (predominant in Austria) === Noun === Giraffe f (genitive Giraffe, plural Giraffen, feminine Giraffin) giraffe (animal) ==== Declension ==== === Proper noun === Giraffe f (proper noun, genitive Giraffe) The constellation Camelopardalis ==== Descendants ==== → Danish: giraf → Dutch: giraf, giraffe → Hungarian: zsiráf === Further reading === “Giraffe” in Duden online “Giraffe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache