delfín

Etymology

Borrowed from German Delphin from Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís), from δελφύς (delphús, “womb”).^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛlfiːn/

Noun

delfín m

1. dolphin
2. butterfly stroke

References

Noun

delfín m (plural delfíns)

1. dolphin

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛlfiːn/

Noun

delfín m (genitive singular delfína, nominative plural delfíny, genitive plural delfínov)

1. dolphin

Further reading

• delfín in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin delphīn, delphīnis, variant of delphīnus (compare French dauphin, Italian delfino), from Ancient Greek δελφίν (delphín), a later form of δελφίς (delphís, “dolphin”), from δελφύς (delphús, “womb”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /delˈfin/, [d̪elˈfĩn]

Noun

delfín m (plural delfines)

1. dolphin

Further reading

• “delfín” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.