dauphin
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French dauphin, from Old French dalphin, from Latin delphinus. Doublet of dolphin.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɔːfɪn
Noun
dauphin (plural dauphins)
- The eldest son of the king of France. Under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties, the Dauphin of France, generally shortened to Dauphin, was heir apparent to the throne of France. The title derived from the main title of the Dauphin, Dauphin of Viennois.
- (allegorical): An eldest son.
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Derived terms
Translations
eldest son of king of France
Anagrams
Czech
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
dauphin m anim
- dauphin, the eldest son of the king of France and heir apparent to the French throne
- 1913, Květy[1], volume 35, page 599:
- Malý dauphin jest nemocen, malý dauphin umře… Ve všech kostelích v království stále dnem i nocí jest vystavena svátost oltářní a veliké svíčky plají za uzdravení královského dítěte.
- The little dauphin is ill, the little dauphin is going to die… In all the churches in the kingdom the Eucharist is displayed day and night and big candles burn so that the royal child recovers.
Declension
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Further reading
French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old French dalphin, from Latin delphinus
Noun
dauphin m (plural dauphins)
Descendants
- Haitian Creole: dofen
Etymology 2
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French proper name Dauphin through association with crown princes of the name, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French dauphin, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French dalphin, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin delphinus
Noun
dauphin m (plural dauphins, feminine dauphine)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “dauphin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- 'dauphin' in French Wiktionary
Portuguese
Etymology
Noun
dauphin m (plural s)
- (historical) dauphin (eldest son of the king of France)
Synonyms
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