"giraffe" meaning in Middle French

See giraffe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: giraffes [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der.? Classical Persian زُرْنَا (zurnā) Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Proto-Indo-Iranian *pā́ts Proto-Iranian *pā́dah Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎭 (p-a-d) Classical Persian پَا (pā) Classical Persian زُرْنَاپَا (zurnāpā)bor. Classical Syriac ܙܪܝܦܐ (zārīp̄ā)bor. Arabic زُرَافَة (zurāfa)bor. Italian giraffabor. Middle French giraffe Borrowed from Italian giraffa. Etymology templates: {{root|frm|ine-pro|*ḱerh₂-|*ped-}}, {{dercat|frm|pal|peo|ira-pro|iir-pro}}, {{etymon|frm|:bor|it:giraffa<id:giraffe>|id=mammal|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der.? Classical Persian زُرْنَا (zurnā) Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Proto-Indo-Iranian *pā́ts Proto-Iranian *pā́dah Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎭 (p-a-d) Classical Persian پَا (pā) Classical Persian زُرْنَاپَا (zurnāpā)bor. Classical Syriac ܙܪܝܦܐ (zārīp̄ā)bor. Arabic زُرَافَة (zurāfa)bor. Italian giraffabor. Middle French giraffe, {{bor+|frm|it|giraffa}} Borrowed from Italian giraffa Head templates: {{head|frm|noun|||plural|giraffes||{{{pl2}}}||{{{f}}}||{{{f}}}s|f1accel-form=p|g=f|g2=|head=|sort=}} giraffe f (plural giraffes), {{frm-noun|f}} giraffe f (plural giraffes)
  1. giraffe (mammal) Tags: feminine
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