delfeno
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Etymology[edit]
From French dauphin, English dolphin, German Delphin, Russian дельфин, and Polish delfin, ultimately from Latin delphīnus, with -ino altered to -eno to avoid confusion with the suffix -ino.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
delfeno (accusative singular delfenon, plural delfenoj, accusative plural delfenojn)
- a dolphin
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Hyponyms[edit]
- delfeniĉo (neologism), virdelfeno (“male dolphin, dolphin bull”) (idiomatic)
- delfenido (“young dolphin, dolphin calf”)
- delfenino (“female dolphin, dolphin cow”)