Delphin

Mane (Îngilîzî)

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

Têgeh

delfîn

fînmasî

ûnis

Hevwate

Delfin

Tümmler

Walfisch

🐳

Wal

🐳

Delphinschwimmen

Delfinschwimmen

Dalbe

Delphinus

Thunfisch

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

Schweinswal

Werger

dauphin

🐬

delfín

🐬

dolphin

🐬

delfino

🐬

dolfijn

🐬

golfinho

🐬

δελφίνι

dofí

🐬

delfim

🐬

yunus

🐬

boto

delphin

delphinus

🐬

dalfin

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/dɛlˈfiːn/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji Middle High German mîras hatiye girtin: 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.