Masculine
Delphin
Meaning
- (masculine,strong) dolphin
- (masculine,strong) dolphin
- (masculine,strong) Delphinus
- (alt-of,masculine,obsolete,strong) Obsolete form of Dauphin.
Synonyms
Tümmler
Delphinschwimmen
Delfinschwimmen
Dalbe
Delphinus
Pfahl oder Pfahlbündel im Gewässergrund zum Festmachen von Schiffen o.ä.
Frequency
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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