Dauphin

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See also: dauphin and dauphîn

English

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Etymology

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From French Dauphin or French dauphin.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /doʊˈfɛn/, /-ˈfæn/, /ˈdɔ.fɪn/

Noun

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Dauphin (plural Dauphins)

  1. The title of a dauphin.
    Coordinate term: Dauphine
    • 1983, Jean-Charles de Fontbrune, translated by Alexis Lykiard, Nostradamus: Countdown to Apocalypse, Pan Books, published 1984, →ISBN, page 36:
      French Dauphins: Louis XII ascended to the throne without having been Dauphin. He had two sons, both of whom died young and bore the title. Then the title passed to François I’s son. Henri II and François II succeeded, but Henri IV was not Dauphin. Louis XIII was of his line.

Proper noun

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Dauphin

  1. A placename:
    1. A commune of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
    2. A city in Manitoba, Canada.
    3. The Rural Municipality of Dauphin, a rural municipality in western Manitoba, which surrounds the city.
    4. A borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States.
    5. An unincorporated community in Henderson County, Texas, United States.

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French

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Etymology

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From dauphin

  • (Dauphin, MB, CA): Named after the French monarchal title, the heir to the French throne.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /do.fɛ̃/
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Proper noun

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Dauphin m

  1. (astronomy) Delphinus
  2. Dauphin (a city in Manitoba, Canada)
  3. Dauphin (a commune of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France)
  4. Dauphin (a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States)
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Descendants

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  • English: Dauphin

German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French dauphin.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /doˈfɛ̃ː/, /doˈfɛŋ/
  • Hyphenation: Dau‧phin
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Noun

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Dauphin m

  1. dauphin

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Middle English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle French dauphin, from Old French dalphin, from Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís); doublet of delphyn, which some forms are influenced by.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dau̯ˈfiːn/, /dɔ(l)ˈfiːn/, /dɛ(l)ˈfiːn/

Proper noun

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Dauphin (uncountable)

  1. (Late Middle English) The Dauphin (French crown prince)

Descendants

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