dofí

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίν (delphín).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [duˈfi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [doˈfi]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -i

Noun

dofí m (plural dofins, feminine dofina)

1. dolphin

Synonyms

• galfí (Valencia, Eivissa)

Derived terms

• dofí de l'Amazones
• dofí del Iang-tsé
• dofí fluvial
• dofí mular
• dofinera

Further reading

• “dofí”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April