Polyglot Dictionary

Giraffe

/ɡiˈʁafə/

die noun A1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Giraffen

Meaning

  1. giraffe

    • Die Giraffe hat einen langen Hals.

      The giraffe has a long neck.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

girafe

girafe is the French word for the same thing — both mean "giraffe."

Portuguese

girafa

girafa is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "giraffe."

Practice

1 What does Giraffe mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ hat einen langen Hals.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Giraffe?

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