How to Say "Giraffe" in Greek

καμηλοπάρδαλη

kamilopárdalifeminine

The English word "giraffe" is translated into Greek as καμηλοπάρδαλη (kamilopárdali).

καμηλοπάρδαλη is the noun used to refer to the giraffe, the long-necked mammal.

Meaning: mammal (noun)

What does it mean word for word?

The word is a compound of καμήλο (camel) and πάρδαλη (leopard/panther), literally meaning "camel-leopard".

καμηλοπάρδαλη is a feminine noun.

kamilopárdali

The Ancient Greek word for this animal, καμηλοπάρδαλις, is the direct ancestor of the English word 'cameleopard'.
The term καμηλοπάρδαλη suggests that early Greeks perceived the animal as a hybrid of a 'camel' and a 'leopard'.
The word κάμηλος for 'camel' is one of the few animal names in Greek that was adopted from ancient Near Eastern languages.

Η καμηλοπάρδαλη είναι το ψηλότερο ζώο που υπάρχει, αλλά υπήρχαν και πιο ψηλοί δεινόσαυροι.
The giraffe is the tallest animal in existence, but there were even taller dinosaurs.
This sentence is useful for describing the height of the καμηλοπάρδαλη in comparison to dinosaurs.
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Είδα μια καμηλοπάρδαλη στο ζωολογικό κήπο.
Eída mia kamilopárdale sto zoologikó kípo.
I saw a giraffe at the zoo.
Η καμηλοπάρδαλη τρώει τα φύλλα των δέντρων.
I kamilopárdale trói ta fýlla ton déndron.
The giraffe eats the leaves of the trees.

The two friends are visiting the zoo.

Ελένη Eleni

Πού είναι η καμηλοπάρδαλη;
Poú eínai i kamelopárdali?
Where is the giraffe?
Νίκος Nikos

Είναι εκεί δίπλα στα δέντρα.
Eínai ekeí dípla sta déntra.
It is there next to the trees.
Ελένη Eleni

Τι όμορφη καμηλοπάρδαλη είναι!
Ti ómorfi kamelopárdali eínai!
What a beautiful giraffe it is!
Νίκος Nikos

Ναι, είναι πολύ εντυπωσιακή.
Nai, eínai polý entyposiakí.
Yes, it is very impressive.

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