sjiraff

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

giraff (deprecated spelling)

Etymology

From Arabic زَرَافَة‎ (zarāfa) •

Noun

sjiraff m (definite singular sjiraffen, indefinite plural sjiraffer, definite plural sjiraffene)

a giraffe (mammal)
Sjiraffer har lange halser.
Giraffes have long necks.

References

“sjiraff” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Arabic زَرَافَة‎ (zarāfa) •

Noun

sjiraff m (definite singular sjiraffen, indefinite plural sjiraffar, definite plural sjiraffane)

a giraffe (mammal)
Sjiraffar har lange halsar.
Giraffes have long necks.

References

“sjiraff” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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