delfiin
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Estonian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From German Delphin, ultimately from Ancient Greek δελφίν (delphín).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
delfiin (genitive delfiini, partitive delfiini)
- dolphin (Delphinus)
- (colloquial) butterfly, butterfly stroke (breaststroke, where the arms are paired strokes and the legs also move in pairs, competitive areas of swimming)
Declension[edit]
| Declension of delfiin (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | delfiin | delfiinid | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | delfiini | ||
| genitive | delfiinide | ||
| partitive | delfiini | delfiine delfiinisid | |
| illative | delfiini delfiinisse |
delfiinidesse delfiinesse | |
| inessive | delfiinis | delfiinides delfiines | |
| elative | delfiinist | delfiinidest delfiinest | |
| allative | delfiinile | delfiinidele delfiinele | |
| adessive | delfiinil | delfiinidel delfiinel | |
| ablative | delfiinilt | delfiinidelt delfiinelt | |
| translative | delfiiniks | delfiinideks delfiineks | |
| terminative | delfiinini | delfiinideni | |
| essive | delfiinina | delfiinidena | |
| abessive | delfiinita | delfiinideta | |
| comitative | delfiiniga | delfiinidega | |