dolfijn
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Een springende dolfijn. — A jumping dolphin.
See also: Dolfijn
Dutch
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch delfijn, from Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís). Cognate with English dolphin.
Pronunciation
Noun
dolfijn m (plural dolfijnen, diminutive dolfijntje n)
- dolphin, sea mammal of the family Delphinidae
- Hypernym: tandwalvis
- Dolfijnen waren heilige dieren voor de oude Grieken, die de dolfijn associëerden met de zonnegod Apollo.
- Dolphins were sacred animals to the ancient Greeks, who associated the dolphin with the sun-god Apollo.
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Etymology 2
From dol (“wildly”) + fijn (“pleasant”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
dolfijn (comparative dolfijner, superlative dolfijnst)
Declension
| Declension of dolfijn | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | dolfijn | |||
| inflected | dolfijne | |||
| comparative | dolfijner | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | dolfijn | dolfijner | het dolfijnst het dolfijnste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | dolfijne | dolfijnere | dolfijnste |
| n. sing. | dolfijn | dolfijner | dolfijnste | |
| plural | dolfijne | dolfijnere | dolfijnste | |
| definite | dolfijne | dolfijnere | dolfijnste | |
| partitive | dolfijns | dolfijners | — | |