Delfinado

== Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin Delphīnātus (literally “the Dauphinate”), ellipsis of Delphīnātus Viennēnsis (“the Dauphinate of Vienne”, literally “the Viennese Dauphinate”). The Latin delphīnātus (“dauphinate”) derives from delphīnus (“dauphin”) +‎ -ātus (suffix forming abstract nouns). By surface analysis, delfim +‎ -ado. Doublet of delfinado. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Delfinado m (historical) Dauphiné (a former province in southeastern France, centred on Grenoble) == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin Delphīnātus (literally “the Dauphinate”), ellipsis of Delphīnātus Viennēnsis (“the Dauphinate of Vienne”, literally “the Viennese Dauphinate”). The Latin delphīnātus (“dauphinate”) derives from delphīnus (“dauphin”) +‎ -ātus (suffix forming abstract nouns). By surface analysis, delfín +‎ -ato. Doublet of delfinado and delfinato. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /delfiˈnado/ [d̪el.fiˈna.ð̞o] Rhymes: -ado Syllabification: Del‧fi‧na‧do === Proper noun === Delfinado m (historical) Dauphiné (a former province in southeastern France, centred on Grenoble)