delfín

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See also: delfin, Delfin, and Delphin

Czech[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German Delphin, from Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís), from δελφύς (delphús, womb).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈdɛlfiːn]
  • Hyphenation: del‧fín

Noun[edit]

delfín m anim (related adjective delfíní)

  1. dolphin
  2. butterfly stroke

Declension[edit]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "delfín" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007

Further reading[edit]

  • delfín in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • delfín in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Galician[edit]

Noun[edit]

delfín m (plural delfíns)

  1. dolphin
    Synonym: golfiño

Slovak[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

delfín m anim (genitive singular delfína, nominative plural delfíny, genitive plural delfínov)

  1. dolphin

Declension[edit]

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Further reading[edit]

  • delfín”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Spanish[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /delˈfin/ [d̪elˈfĩn]
  • (Castilian)
    Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -in
  • Syllabification: del‧fín

Etymology 1[edit]

delfín

Borrowed from Latin delphīnem, variant of delphīnus (compare French dauphin, Italian delfino), from Ancient Greek δελφίν (delphín), a later form of δελφίς (delphís, dolphin), from δελφύς (delphús, womb).

Noun[edit]

delfín m (plural delfines)

  1. dolphin
    Synonym: golfín
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Etymology 2[edit]

Semantic loan from French dauphin.

Noun[edit]

delfín m (plural delfines)

  1. dauphin
  2. successor
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