δελφίς
See also: Δελφίς
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *gʷelbʰ- (“womb”) (originally "a fish with a womb"). Cognate with δελφύς (delphús).
Noun
δελφίς • (delphís) f (genitive δελφῖνος); third declension
- a dolphin
- a mass of lead, possibly shaped like a dolphin, hung at the yard-arm, and suddenly let down on the decks of the enemy's ships
Declension
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ δελφί̄ς ho delphí̄s |
τὼ δελφῖνε tṑ delphîne |
οἱ δελφῖνες hoi delphînes | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ δελφῖνος toû delphînos |
τοῖν δελφῑ́νοιν toîn delphī́noin |
τῶν δελφῑ́νων tôn delphī́nōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ δελφῖνῐ tôi delphîni |
τοῖν δελφῑ́νοιν toîn delphī́noin |
τοῖς δελφῖσῐ / δελφῖσῐν toîs delphîsi(n) | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν δελφῖνᾰ tòn delphîna |
τὼ δελφῖνε tṑ delphîne |
τοὺς δελφῖνᾰς toùs delphînas | ||||||||||
Vocative | δελφί̄ς delphí̄s |
δελφῖνε delphîne |
δελφῖνες delphînes | ||||||||||
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Derived terms
- δελφίνιον (delphínion)
Descendants
References
- “δελφίς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “δελφίς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “δελφίς”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- δελφίς in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “δελφίς”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- Dolphin. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (Fourth ed.) (Dictionary.com). Retrieved December 17, 2006.