Accordgiraffe
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feminine
le giraffe
giraffes
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giraffe
/le dʒiˈraffe/
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Come si dice giraffe in italiano?
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/le dʒiˈraffe/
How do you pronounce giraffe in italiano?
giraffe is pronounced /le dʒiˈraffe/ in italiano.
Frasi di esempio
La giraffa alta mangia le foglie dell'acacia.
The tall giraffe eats the acacia leaves.
Quella giraffa africana è stata catturata per il zoo.
That African giraffe was captured for the zoo.
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Perché è feminine?
Giraffe is feminine in Italian because it derives from Latin "giraffa," which was borrowed from Arabic "zarāfah" and retained the feminine gender of the original Latin form, following the pattern of Latin words ending in "-a" that were typically feminine.
Come si dice giraffes in italiano?
In italiano, giraffes si dice le giraffe — feminine.
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