delfín

See also: delfin, Delfin, and Delphin

Czech

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɛlfiːn/

Noun

delfín m

  1. dolphin
  2. butterfly stroke

Declension

Derived terms

References

  1. delfín in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007

Galician

Noun

delfín m (plural delfíns)

  1. dolphin

Synonyms


Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛlfiːn/

Noun

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

  1. dolphin

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • delfín in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /delˈfin/, [d̪elˈfĩn]

Etymology 1

delfín

Borrowed from Latin delphīn, delphīnis, 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

delfín m (plural delfines)

  1. dolphin
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

French dauphin

Noun

delfín m (plural delfines)

  1. dauphin
  2. successor
Derived terms

Further reading

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