delfin

Learned borrowing from Latin delphinus.

• IPA^(key): [dɛlfin]

delfín m (plural delfinë, definite delfini, definite plural delfinët)

1. dolphin

• “delfin”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1], 1980
• Newmark, L. (1999) “delfin”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎^[2]

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delfin (definite accusative delfini, plural delfinlər)

1. dolphin

From Latin delphīnus (“dolphin”).

• Rhymes: -in

delfin c (singular definite delfinen, plural indefinite delfiner)

1. dolphin

• “delfin” in Den Danske Ordbog

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɛlfin]

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• Hyphenation: del‧fin
• Rhymes: -in

delfin (plural delfinek)

1. dolphin

• delfin in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• delfin in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛl.fin/
• Rhymes: -ɛlfin
• Syllabification: del‧fin

Borrowed from Polish delfin, from German Delphin, from Latin delphinus.

delfin m animal

1. dolphin (mammal of the subfamilies Delphinoidea or Platanistoidea)

   Synonym: (dialectal) mòrsczi szczirz

Borrowed from Polish delfin, from Medieval Latin delphinus.

delfin m animal

1. dauphin (eldest son of the king of France)

• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “delfin”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[3]

From Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís), via Latin delphinus.

delfin m (definite singular delfinen, indefinite plural delfiner, definite plural delfinene)

1. a dolphin, in particular Delphinus delphis

• “delfin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís), via Latin delphinus.

• IPA^(key): /dɛlˈfiːn/

delfin m (definite singular delfinen, indefinite plural delfinar, definite plural delfinane)

1. a dolphin, in particular Delphinus delphis

• arrdelfin
• gulflankedelfin
• stripedelfin

• “delfin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛl.fin/

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• Rhymes: -ɛlfin
• Syllabification: del‧fin

Learned borrowing from Latin delphīnus.

delfin m animal (diminutive delfinek, related adjective delfini)

1. dolphin (aquatic mammal)

• → Kashubian: delfin

delfin m animal

1. (swimming) butterfly, butterfly stroke

   Synonyms: delfinek, motyl, motylek, styl motylkowy

Semantic loan from French dauphin.

delfin m pers (female equivalent delfina)

1. (historical) dauphin (eldest son of king of France)
2. (by extension, figuratively) dauphin (eldest son)
3. (humorous) dauphin (person believed to be appointed by the leader of a group or a social or political organisation to be their successor)

• → Kashubian: delfin

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

delfin f

1. genitive plural of delfina

• delfin in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• delfin in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Borrowed from Italian delfino or Latin delphinus, earlier from Greek δελφίνι (delfíni).

• IPA^(key): /delˈfin/
• Rhymes: -in
• Hyphenation: del‧fin

delfin m (plural delfini)

1. dolphin
2. the Delphinus constellation
3. (swimming) butterfly

• afalin

• “delfin”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025

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

delfin m (plural delfins)

1. dolphin

dèlfīn m anim (Cyrillic spelling дѐлфӣн)

1. dolphin (mammal)
2. (swimming) butterfly
3. (sports, slang, chiefly in plural) member of the Serbia national water polo team

• IPA^(key): /dɛlfíːn/

delfȋn m anim

1. dolphin (aquatic mammal)
2. (swimming) butterfly

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine anim., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	delfín
gen. sing.	delfína
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	delfín	delfína	delfíni
genitive (rodȋlnik)	delfína	delfínov	delfínov
dative (dajȃlnik)	delfínu	delfínoma	delfínom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	delfína	delfína	delfíne
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	delfínu	delfínih	delfínih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	delfínom	delfínoma	delfíni

• “delfin”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

delfin c

1. dolphin

• delfinarium

delfin (nominative plural delfins)

1. (male or female) dolphin

• delfinül (“young dolphin”)
• hidelfin (“male dolphin”)
• jidelfin (“female dolphin”)