Delphin

See also delphin

English

Alternative forms

• Delphine

Etymology

See dauphin.

Adjective

Delphin (comparative more Delphin, superlative most Delphin)

1. Relating to the dauphin of France.

   The Delphin classics was an edition of the Latin classics prepared in the reign of Louis XIV for the use of the dauphin.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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German

Alternative forms

• Delfin

Etymology

From Latin delphinus.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dɛlˈfiːn/

Noun

Delphin m (genitive Delphins, plural Delphine)

1. dolphin
   • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 5/2010, page 100:

     Delphine sind die mit Abstand intelligentesten aller Tiere.

     Dolphins are by far the most intelligent of all animals.

Declension

declension of Delphin

	singular			plural
m gender	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Delphin	die	Delphine
genitive	eines	des	Delphins	der	Delphine
dative	einem	dem	Delphin	den	Delphinen
accusative	einen	den	Delphin	die	Delphine

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Norman

Proper noun

Delphin m

1. A male given name