delphinus

== Latin == === Alternative forms === delphīn === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [dɛɫˈpʰiː.nʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [delˈfiː.nus] === Noun === delphīnus m (genitive delphīnī); second declension a dolphin (an aquatic mammal of the family Delphinidae or Platanistidae) the constellation Delphinus a kind of decorative furniture, possibly decorated with dolphins (Medieval Latin) dauphin (the eldest son of the king of France) ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === References === “delphinus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “delphinus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers "delphinus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “delphinus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.