afalin

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (afalina), from Greek φάλαινα (fálaina), from Ancient Greek φάλλαινα (phállaina, “whale”). Doublet of balenă.

Noun

afalin m (plural afalini)

1. bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)

Declension

Declension of afalin

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) afalin	afalinul	(niște) afalini	afalinii
genitive/dative	(unui) afalin	afalinului	(unor) afalini	afalinilor
vocative	afalinule		afalinilor

See also

• delfin