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See also: Safari and safári

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology

From Swahili safari (journey), from Arabic سَفَر (safar).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /səˈfɑːɹ.i/
    • Audio (UK):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑːɹi

Noun

safari (plural safaris)

  1. A trip into any undeveloped area to see, photograph or hunt wild animals in their own environment.
    We're going on a safari in Kenya.
  2. A caravan going on a safari.
  3. (by extension) Any trip for the purpose of discovering something new or acquiring prizes or trophies.
    • 1968, Ruth Stearns Egge, How to Make Something from Nothing
      An ardent junker herself, Mrs. Egge tells how to conduct a fascinating junk safari into the attic or antique and secondhand shops and what to do with the trophies you bring home.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

safari (third-person singular simple present safaris, present participle safariing, simple past and past participle safaried)

  1. (intransitive) To take part in a safari.

Anagrams


Catalan

Etymology

From Swahili safari (journey), from Arabic سَفَر (safar).

Pronunciation

Noun

safari m (plural safaris)

  1. safari

Further reading


Dutch

Etymology

From Swahili safari (journey), from Arabic سَفَر (safar).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saːˈfaː.ri/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: sa‧fa‧ri

Noun

safari m (plural safari's, diminutive safarietje n)

  1. safari

Derived terms


Finnish

Etymology

From Swahili safari (journey), from Arabic سَفَر (safar).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑfɑri/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝fɑ̝ri]
  • Rhymes: -ɑfɑri
  • Hyphenation(key): sa‧fa‧ri

Noun

safari

  1. safari

Declension

Inflection of safari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative safari safarit
genitive safarin safarien
safareiden
safareitten
partitive safaria safareita
safareja
illative safariin safareihin
singular plural
nominative safari safarit
accusative nom. safari safarit
gen. safarin
genitive safarin safarien
safareiden
safareitten
partitive safaria safareita
safareja
inessive safarissa safareissa
elative safarista safareista
illative safariin safareihin
adessive safarilla safareilla
ablative safarilta safareilta
allative safarille safareille
essive safarina safareina
translative safariksi safareiksi
abessive safaritta safareitta
instructive safarein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of safari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative safarini safarini
accusative nom. safarini safarini
gen. safarini
genitive safarini safarieni
safareideni
safareitteni
partitive safariani safareitani
safarejani
inessive safarissani safareissani
elative safaristani safareistani
illative safariini safareihini
adessive safarillani safareillani
ablative safariltani safareiltani
allative safarilleni safareilleni
essive safarinani safareinani
translative safarikseni safareikseni
abessive safarittani safareittani
instructive
comitative safareineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative safarisi safarisi
accusative nom. safarisi safarisi
gen. safarisi
genitive safarisi safariesi
safareidesi
safareittesi
partitive safariasi safareitasi
safarejasi
inessive safarissasi safareissasi
elative safaristasi safareistasi
illative safariisi safareihisi
adessive safarillasi safareillasi
ablative safariltasi safareiltasi
allative safarillesi safareillesi
essive safarinasi safareinasi
translative safariksesi safareiksesi
abessive safarittasi safareittasi
instructive
comitative safareinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative safarimme safarimme
accusative nom. safarimme safarimme
gen. safarimme
genitive safarimme safariemme
safareidemme
safareittemme
partitive safariamme safareitamme
safarejamme
inessive safarissamme safareissamme
elative safaristamme safareistamme
illative safariimme safareihimme
adessive safarillamme safareillamme
ablative safariltamme safareiltamme
allative safarillemme safareillemme
essive safarinamme safareinamme
translative safariksemme safareiksemme
abessive safarittamme safareittamme
instructive
comitative safareinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative safarinne safarinne
accusative nom. safarinne safarinne
gen. safarinne
genitive safarinne safarienne
safareidenne
safareittenne
partitive safarianne safareitanne
safarejanne
inessive safarissanne safareissanne
elative safaristanne safareistanne
illative safariinne safareihinne
adessive safarillanne safareillanne
ablative safariltanne safareiltanne
allative safarillenne safareillenne
essive safarinanne safareinanne
translative safariksenne safareiksenne
abessive safarittanne safareittanne
instructive
comitative safareinenne

Anagrams


French

Etymology

From Swahili safari (journey), from Arabic سَفَر (safar).

Pronunciation

Noun

safari m (plural safaris)

  1. safari

Further reading


Italian

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Etymology

From Swahili safari (journey), from Arabic سَفَر (safar).

Noun

safari m (invariable)

  1. safari

Anagrams


Japanese

Romanization

safari

  1. Rōmaji transcription of サファリ

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nb

Etymology

From Swahili safari (journey), from Arabic سَفَر (safar).

Pronunciation

Noun

safari m (definite singular safarien, indefinite plural safarier, definite plural safariene)

  1. a safari

Derived terms

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Swahili safari (journey), from Arabic سَفَر (safar).

Noun

safari m (definite singular safarien, indefinite plural safariar, definite plural safariane)

  1. a safari

References


Romanian

Etymology

From French safari.

Noun

safari n (uncountable)

  1. safari

Declension

singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative safari safariul
genitive-dative safari safariului
vocative safariule

Spanish

Etymology

From Swahili safari (journey), from Arabic سَفَر (safar).

Noun

safari m (plural safaris)

  1. safari

Further reading


Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic سَفَر (safar, trip).

Pronunciation

Noun

safari class IX (plural safari class X)

  1. journey, trip
  2. a time or instance

Descendants