delphinus

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δελφίν (delphín), a later form of the previous δελφίς (delphís, “a dolphin”), from δελφύς (delphús, “womb”).

Pronunciation

Noun

delphīnus m (genitive delphīnī); second declension

  1. A dolphin; an aquatic mammal of the family Delphinidae or Platanistidae
  2. The constellation Delphinus
  3. A kind of decorative furniture, possibly decorated with dolphins
  4. (Medieval Latin) dauphin (eldest son)

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative delphīnus delphīnī
Genitive delphīnī delphīnōrum
Dative delphīnō delphīnīs
Accusative delphīnum delphīnōs
Ablative delphīnō delphīnīs
Vocative delphīne delphīnī

Descendants

References

  • “delphinus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “delphinus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • delphinus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • delphinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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