golfinho

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Portuguese

FWOTD – 26 February 2018
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Golfinho (Delphinus delphis)

Alternative forms

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Galician-Portuguese golfinno, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin delphīnus, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek δελφίν (delphín); influenced by golfo (“gulf”).

Compare Galician golfiño, Mirandese golfino and Spanish golfín.

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Portugal" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ɡoɫˈfi.ɲu/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Brazil" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ɡowˈfi.ɲu/
  • Hyphenation: gol‧fi‧nho

Noun

golfinho m (plural s)

  1. dolphin
    • 2005, Gilson Médici, O Golfinho Dourado [The Golden Dolphin], p. 15:
      Era uma vez um golfinho que vivia perto de uma vila de pescadores.
      Once upon a time, there was a dolphin that lived near a village of fishermen.

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