delphinus

See also: Delphinus

Latin

Alternative forms

• delphīn

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δελφίν (delphín), a later form of the previous δελφίς (delphís, “a dolphin”), from δελφύς (delphús, “womb”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /delˈpʰiː.nus/, [d̪ɛɫ̪ˈpʰiː.n̪ʊs]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /delˈfi.nus/, [d̪ɛlˈfiː.nus]

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Noun

delphīnus m (genitive delphīnī); second declension

1. A dolphin; an aquatic mammal of the family Delphinidae or Platanistidae
2. The constellation Delphinus
3. A kind of decorative furniture, possibly decorated with dolphins
4. (Medieval Latin) dauphin (eldest son)

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	delphīnus	delphīnī
Genitive	delphīnī	delphīnōrum
Dative	delphīnō	delphīnīs
Accusative	delphīnum	delphīnōs
Ablative	delphīnō	delphīnīs
Vocative	delphīne	delphīnī

Descendants

• Asturian: llofín
• Catalan: dofí
• Dutch: dolfijn
• English: dolphin
• French: dauphin
• Galician: delfín, golfiño
• Istriot: dulfeîn
• Italian: delfino
• Ligurian: delfìn, drafìn

• Occitan: dalfin
• Portuguese: delfim, golfinho, golfim
• Romagnol: dilfòin
• Romanian: delfin
• Romansch: delfin
• Sardinian: gorfinu, grufinu, gurfinu
• Sicilian: dirfinu, derfinu, draffinu, darfinu
• Spanish: delfín, golfín
• Translingual: Delphinus; Delphinium
• Venetian: dolfin, delfin
• → Albanian: delfin

References

• delphinus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• delphinus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• delphinus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• delphinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette