Swedish noun

en giraff

giraffe/ɧɪrˈaf/

Meaning

giraffe

In Swedish: fläckigt djur med lång hals av släktet Giraffa

Forms

Forms of giraff
Singular, indefinite	en giraff
Singular, definite	giraffen
Plural, indefinite	giraffer
Plural, definite	girafferna

giraff is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor giraff, den stora giraffen. Check another noun

Practise giraff

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Is it en giraff or ett giraff?

giraff in a sentence

Giraffer lever på savannen och har långa halsar
Giraffes live on the savannah and have long necks
Giraffer har fläckar
Giraffes have spots

Questions

What does giraff mean in English?

giraff means “giraffe”.

Is it en giraff or ett giraff?

It is en giraff, and “the giraffe” is giraffen.

What is the plural of giraff?

The plural of giraff is giraffer, and the definite plural is girafferna.

Origin

Borrowed from French girafe.

Nearby common words

giraff is number 8,342 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

8,338vada wade
8,339tystlåten quiet, taciturn (having a quiet disposition), reticent (keeping quiet, not sharing information)
8,340angripen attacked
8,341espresso espresso
8,343mottaglig susceptible
8,344por pore
8,345stubin fuse
8,346provsvar result

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary