Delphin

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (masculine, strong) dolphin
2. (masculine, strong) dolphin
3. (masculine, strong) Delphinus
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, masculine, strong) ellipsis of Delphinschwimmen (“butterfly stroke”)
5. (alt-of, masculine, obsolete, strong) obsolete form of Dauphin

Sinonieme

Delfin

Tümmler

Walfisch

🐳

Wal

🐳

Delphinschwimmen

Delfinschwimmen

Dalbe

Delphinus

Thunfisch

Pfahl oder Pfahlbündel im Gewässergrund zum Festmachen von Schiffen o.ä.

Schweinswal

Vertalings

dauphin

🐬

delfín

🐬

dolphin

🐬

delfino

🐬

dolfijn

🐬

golfinho

🐬

δελφίνι

dofí

🐬

delfim

🐬

yunus

🐬

boto

delphin

delphinus

🐬

dalfin

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/dɛlˈfiːn/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle High German: delfīn

In summary

From Middle High German delfīn, telfīn (13th c.), from Latin delphinus. Forms with diphthongization (Delphein) are hardly attestable, meaning that it was not fully integrated before the Modern German period.