Masculine
Delphin
Meaning
- (masculine, strong) dolphin
- (masculine, strong) dolphin
- (masculine, strong) Delphinus
- (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, masculine, strong) ellipsis of Delphinschwimmen (“butterfly stroke”)
- (alt-of, masculine, obsolete, strong) obsolete form of Dauphin
Synonyms
Tümmler
Dalbe
Delphinus
Pfahl oder Pfahlbündel im Gewässergrund zum Festmachen von Schiffen o.ä.
Translations
dauphin
delfín
delfino
dolfijn
golfinho
δελφίνι
dofí
yunus
delphinus
دلفينFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dɛlˈfiːn/
Etymology
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.
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