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Delphinus

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Del-phi′nus

,
Noun.
[L., a dolphin, fr. Gr.
δελφίς
,
δελφίν
.]
1.
(Zool.)
A genus of Cetacea, including the dolphin. See
Dolphin
, 1.
2.
(Astron.)
The Dolphin, a constellation near the equator and east of Aquila.
2.
A tract of land shaped like the letter delta (Δ), especially when the land is alluvial and inclosed between two or more mouths of a river;
as, the
delta
of the Ganges, of the Nile, or of the Mississippi
.

Definition 2024

Delphinus

Delphinus

See also: delphinus

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin delphīnus ‎(“dolphin”)

Proper noun

Delphinus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Delphinidae – the common dolphins.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

English

Proper noun

Delphinus

  1. (astronomy) A small summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dolphin. It lies between the constellations Cygnus and Aquila.

Synonyms

  • Dolphin

Derived terms

Translations

Spanish

Proper noun

Delphinus ?

  1. (astronomy) Delphinus (constellation)

delphinus

delphinus

See also: Delphinus

Latin

Alternative forms

Noun

delphīnus m ‎(genitive delphīnī); second declension

  1. A dolphin; an aquatic mammal of the family Delphinidae or Platanistidae
  2. The constellation Delphinus
  3. A kind of decorative furniture, possibly decorated with dolphins

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative delphīnus delphīnī
genitive delphīnī delphīnōrum
dative delphīnō delphīnīs
accusative delphīnum delphīnōs
ablative delphīnō delphīnīs
vocative delphīne delphīnī

Derived terms

Descendants

References

Etymology

From Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίν (delphin), a later form of the previous δελφίς (delphis) "a dolphin".

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