Ancient Greek

• (4th AD Koine) IPA^(key): /ðelɸís/

• (10th AD Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðelfís/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðelfís/

Noun

Δελφίς • ‎(Delphís) f ‎(genitive Δελφίδος); third declension

1. a female inhabitant of Delphi; a female Delphian

Inflection

Related terms

• Δελφός ‎(Delphós)
• Δελφικός ‎(Delphikós)

Descendants

• Greek: Δελφίς ‎(Delfís); Δελφίδα ‎(Delfída)
• Latin: Delphis

References

• «Δελφίς» in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (© 2006–2016)
• Δελφίς in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English-Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,008

Ancient Greek

Noun

δελφίς • ‎(delphís) f ‎(genitive δελφῖνος); third declension

1. a dolphin
2. a mass of lead, possibly shaped like a dolphin, hung at the yard-arm, and suddenly let down on the decks of the enemy's ships

Declension

Descendants

• Abkhaz: адельфин ‎(ādel’fin)
• Latin: delphīnus
• Polish: delphin

References

• δελφίς in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• δελφίς in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• δελφίς in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• «δελφίς» in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• δελφίς in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English-Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • Delphi idem, page 1008.
  • dolphin idem, page 246.
  • porpoise idem, page 627.
• Dolphin. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (Fourth ed.) (Dictionary.com). Retrieved December 17, 2006.