delfiin

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koon-eeldelfiin (Stenella longirostris)
delfiini leviala

Etymology

From German Delphin, ultimately from Ancient Greek δελφίν (delphín).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d̥el(ʲ)ˈfiːn/,
  • Rhymes: -iːn
  • Hyphenation: del‧fiin

Noun

delfiin (genitive delfiini, partitive delfiini)

  1. dolphin (Delphinus)
  2. (colloquial) butterfly, butterfly stroke (breaststroke, where the arms are paired strokes and the legs also move in pairs, competitive areas of swimming)

Declension

Declension of delfiin (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative delfiin delfiinid
accusative nom.
gen. delfiini
genitive delfiinide
partitive delfiini delfiine
delfiinisid
illative delfiini
delfiinisse
delfiinidesse
delfiinesse
inessive delfiinis delfiinides
delfiines
elative delfiinist delfiinidest
delfiinest
allative delfiinile delfiinidele
delfiinele
adessive delfiinil delfiinidel
delfiinel
ablative delfiinilt delfiinidelt
delfiinelt
translative delfiiniks delfiinideks
delfiineks
terminative delfiinini delfiinideni
essive delfiinina delfiinidena
abessive delfiinita delfiinideta
comitative delfiiniga delfiinidega

References

  • delfiin in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • delfiin”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009