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

Concepten

dolfijn

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Dolfijn

dolfijn

Synoniemen

Delfin

Tümmler

Walfisch

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Wal

🐳

Delphinschwimmen

Delfinschwimmen

Dalbe

Delphinus

Thunfisch

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

Schweinswal

Vertalingen

dauphin

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dolphin

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delfín

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delfino

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golfinho

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δελφίνι

dofí

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delfim

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yunus

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boto

delphin

delphinus

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dalfin

دلفين

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Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/dɛlˈfiːn/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelhoogduits: 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.