δελφίς

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *gʷelbʰ- (womb), with formation similar to ἀκτίς (aktís), γλωχίς (glōkhís), and ὠδίς (ōdís), thus originally meaning "fish with a womb". Cognate with δελφύς (delphús, womb).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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δελφῑ́ς (delphī́sm (genitive δελφῖνος); third declension

  1. dolphin
  2. (astronomy) Delphinus, a constellation
  3. mass of lead shaped like a dolphin, hung at the yardarm and suddenly let down on the decks of the enemy's ships
  4. weight used to steady a ship under sail
    Synonym: κερκέτης (kerkétēs)
  5. (in the plural) stops in a machine

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “δελφίς, -ῖνος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 313-4

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