dauphin

== English == === Alternative forms === dauphine (obsolete) === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English Dauphin, from Middle French dauphin, from Old French dalphin, from Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís); the modern pronunciation is sometimes remodelled on Modern French. Doublet of dolphin. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdəʊ.fæ̃/, /ˈdɔː.fɪn/ (US) IPA(key): /doʊˈfæ̃/, /ˈdɔ.fɪn/, /ˈdɔ.fən/ Rhymes: -ɔːfɪn === Noun === dauphin (plural dauphins) The eldest son of the king of France. Under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties, the Dauphin of France, generally shortened to Dauphin, was heir apparent to the throne of France. The title derived from the main title of the Dauphin, Dauphin of Viennois. (figurative) An eldest son. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === pudhina == Czech == === Etymology === Borrowed from French dauphin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈdofɛːn] Hyphenation: dau‧phin === Noun === dauphin m anim (female equivalent dauphine) dauphin (the eldest son of the king of France and heir apparent to the French throne) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “dauphin”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “dauphin”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “dauphin”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /do.fɛ̃/ === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old French dalphin, from Latin delphinus. ==== Noun ==== dauphin m (plural dauphins) dolphin (heraldry) dolphin; the animal used as a charge ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== delphinarium ===== Descendants ===== Haitian Creole: dofen === Etymology 2 === From French dauphin (“dolphin”), originally a heraldic charge in the arms of the Counts of Albon. Because of this charge, they became known by the late 13th century as the Dauphins de Viennois, which later became their official title. The title was later inherited by the crown and assigned to the eldest son of the King. ==== Noun ==== dauphin m (plural dauphins, feminine dauphine) successor, dauphin runner-up ===== Derived terms ===== dauphinat ===== Related terms ===== delphinal ===== Descendants ===== → Arabic: دوفِين (dōfīn) → Bulgarian: дофин (dofin) → Czech: dauphin → English: dauphin → Estonian: dofään → German: Dauphin → Ottoman Turkish: دوفَن (dofen) Turkish: dofen → Persian: دوفَن (dofan) → Polish: delfin (semantic loan) → Portuguese: dauphin → Portuguese: delfim (semantic loan) → Romanian: delfin (semantic loan) → Russian: дофи́н (dofín)→ Azerbaijani: dofin→ Uzbek: dofin → Spanish: delfín (semantic loan) → Ukrainian: дофі́н (dofín) === Further reading === “dauphin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 'dauphin' in French Wiktionary == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from French dauphin. Doublet of delfim. === Noun === dauphin m (plural dauphins) (historical) dauphin (eldest son of the king of France) Synonym: delfim