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): [ˈdɛlfiːn]
  • Hyphenation: del‧fín

Noun

delfín m anim

  1. dolphin
  2. butterfly stroke

Declension

Derived terms

References

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

Further reading

  • delfín in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • delfín in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Galician

Noun

delfín m (plural delfíns)

  1. dolphin

Synonyms

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛlfiːn/

Noun

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

  1. dolphin

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • delfín in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

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
    Synonym: golfín
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Semantic loan from French dauphin.

Noun

delfín m (plural delfines)

  1. dauphin
  2. successor
Derived terms

Further reading

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