δελφίς
See also: Δελφίς
Ancient Greek edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Formation similar to ἀκτίς (aktís), γλωχίς (glōkhís) and ὠδίς (ōdís). From Proto-Indo-European *gʷelbʰ- (“womb”), so originally meaning " fish with a womb". Cognate with δελφύς (delphús, “womb”).
Pronunciation edit
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /del.pʰǐːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /delˈpʰis/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ðelˈɸis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ðelˈfis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ðelˈfis/
Noun edit
δελφῑ́ς • (delphī́s) m (genitive δελφῖνος); third declension
- dolphin
- (astronomy) Delphinus, a constellation
- mass of lead shaped like a dolphin, hung at the yardarm and suddenly let down on the decks of the enemy's ships
- weight used to steady a ship under sail
- Synonym: κερκέτης (kerkétēs)
- (in the plural) stops in a machine
Declension edit
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ δελφῑ́ς ho delphī́s |
τὼ δελφῖνε tṑ delphîne |
οἱ δελφῖνες hoi delphînes | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ δελφῖνος toû delphînos |
τοῖν δελφῑ́νοιν toîn delphī́noin |
τῶν δελφῑ́νων tôn delphī́nōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ δελφῖνῐ tôi delphîni |
τοῖν δελφῑ́νοιν toîn delphī́noin |
τοῖς δελφῖσῐ / δελφῖσῐν toîs delphîsi(n) | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν δελφῖνᾰ tòn delphîna |
τὼ δελφῖνε tṑ delphîne |
τοὺς δελφῖνᾰς toùs delphînas | ||||||||||
Vocative | δελφῑ́ς delphī́s |
δελφῖνε delphîne |
δελφῖνες delphînes | ||||||||||
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Derived terms edit
- δελφινάριον (delphinárion)
- δελφινιάς (delphiniás)
- δελφινίζω (delphinízō)
- δελφίνιον (delphínion)
- δελφινίς (delphinís)
- δελφινίσκος (delphinískos)
- δελφινοειδής (delphinoeidḗs)
- δελφινόμορφος (delphinómorphos)
- δελφινόσημος (delphinósēmos)
- δελφινοφόρος (delphinophóros)
Descendants edit
- Greek: δελφίνι (delfíni)
- → Arabic: دُلْفِين (dulfīn), دَرْفِيل (darfīl)
- → Latin: delphīnus (see there for further descendants)
- → Translingual: Delphinus
- → Old East Slavic: делфи́съ (delfísŭ)
References edit
- “δελφίς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “δελφίς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “δελφίς”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- δελφίς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- δελφίς in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- δελφίς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
- “δελφίς”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.