See also: delfin, Delfin, and Delphin

Czech

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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delfín m anim (related adjective delfíní)

  1. dolphin
  2. butterfly stroke

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “delfín”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda

Further reading

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  • delfín”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
  • delfín”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Galician

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Noun

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delfín m (plural delfíns)

  1. dolphin
    Synonym: golfiño

Slovak

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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

  1. dolphin

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • 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

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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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

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delfín m (plural delfines)

  1. dolphin
    Synonym: golfín
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Etymology 2

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Semantic loan from French dauphin.

Noun

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delfín m (plural delfines)

  1. dauphin
  2. successor
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