delfenino

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Esperanto[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From delfeno +‎ -ino.

Pronunciation[edit]

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  • IPA(key): [delfeˈnino]
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Hyphenation: del‧fe‧ni‧no

Noun[edit]

delfenino (accusative singular delfeninon, plural delfeninoj, accusative plural delfeninojn)

  1. (rare) A female dolphin, a dolphin cow.
    • 1905, Paul Berret, "L'Unua «Delfenino»", Lingvo Internacia, vol. 10, issue 15 (123), pages 335 to 338.
    • 2005, Kejhan Sajjadpur, “La savita martestudo”, in Irana Esperantisto, page 3:
      La delfenino demandis: “Kien vi naĝas, mia amikino?”
      The dolphin cow asked: "Whither do you swim, my friend?"
    • 2013, Jorge Camacho, “Motivoj por jubili”, in En la profundo, Mondial, page 116:
      […] kie homoj kaŝe kaptas ĉiujare junajn delfeninojn […]
      […] where people annually catch young dolphin cows by hunting […]
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