афалина

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See also: афаліна

Russian

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Etymology

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From Turkish afalina,[1] ultimately from Ancient Greek φάλλαινα (phállaina, whale).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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афали́на (afalínaf anim (genitive афали́ны, nominative plural афали́ны, genitive plural афали́н)

  1. bottlenose dolphin

Declension

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Alternative forms

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Descendants

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Силантьев, А. А. (1903) Черноморское побережье Кавказа в сельскохозяйственном и промысловом отношении. Выпуск I: Дельфиновый промысел у берегов Кавказа, Saint Petersburg, page 18

Further reading

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  • Krysin, L. M. (2006) “афалина”, in Tolkovyj slovarʹ inojazyčnyx slov [Explanatory Dictionary of Foreign Words] (in Russian), Moscow: Eksmo, page 102b, explains as Ancient Greek ἄφαλος (áphalos, without crest) +‎ -ина (-ina)