# delfin
## Albanian
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin delphinus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [dɛlfin]

### Noun

delfín m (plural delfine, definite delfini, definite plural delfinet)
* dolphin

#### Declension
## Azerbaijani
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

delfin (definite accusative delfini, plural delfinlər)
* dolphin

#### Declension
## Danish
### Etymology

From Latin delphīnus (“dolphin”).

### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -in

### Noun

delfin c (singular definite delfinen, plural indefinite delfiner)
* dolphin

#### Declension
### References

* “delfin” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈdɛlfin]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: del‧fin
* Rhymes: -in

### Noun

delfin (plural delfinek)
* dolphin

#### Derived terms

* kardszárnyú delfin

### Further reading

* delfin in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
* delfin in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

## Kashubian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdɛl.fin/
* Rhymes: -ɛlfin
* Syllabification: del‧fin

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Polish delfin, from German Delphin, from Latin delphinus.

#### Noun

delfin m animal
* dolphin (mammal of the subfamilies Delphinoidea or Platanistoidea)
    Synonym: (dialectal) mòrsczi szczirz

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Polish delfin, from Medieval Latin delphinus.

#### Noun

delfin m animal
* dauphin (eldest son of the king of France)

### References

* Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “delfin”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís), via Latin delphinus.

### Noun

delfin m (definite singular delfinen, indefinite plural delfiner, definite plural delfinene)
* a dolphin, in particular Delphinus delphis

### References

* “delfin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís), via Latin delphinus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dɛlˈfiːn/

### Noun

delfin m (definite singular delfinen, indefinite plural delfinar, definite plural delfinane)
* a dolphin, in particular Delphinus delphis

#### Derived terms

* arrdelfin
* gulflankedelfin
* stripedelfin

### References

* “delfin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdɛl.fin/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛlfin
* Syllabification: del‧fin

### Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin delphīnus.

#### Noun

delfin m animal (diminutive delfinek, related adjective delfini)
* dolphin (aquatic mammal)

##### Derived terms

* delfiniak
* delfiniarz
* delfinolog

##### Related terms

* delfinarium
* delfinista
* delfinistka
* delfinium

##### Descendants

* → Kashubian: delfin

#### Noun

delfin m animal
* (swimming) butterfly, butterfly stroke
    Synonyms: delfinek, motyl, motylek, styl motylkowy

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

Semantic loan from French dauphin.

#### Noun

delfin m pers (female equivalent delfina)
* (historical) dauphin (eldest son of king of France)
* (by extension, figuratively) dauphin (eldest son)
* (humorous) dauphin (person believed to be appointed by the leader of a group or a social or political organisation to be their successor)

##### Related terms

* Delfina
* Delfinat

##### Descendants

* → Kashubian: delfin

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

delfin f
* genitive plural of delfina

### Further reading

* delfin in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* delfin in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian delfino or Latin delphinus, earlier from Greek δελφίνι (delfíni).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /delˈfin/
* Rhymes: -in
* Hyphenation: del‧fin

### Noun

delfin m (plural delfini)
* dolphin
* the Delphinus constellation
* (swimming) butterfly

#### See also

* afalin

### Further reading

* delfin in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

## Romansch
### Etymology

From Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίν (delphín), a later form of δελφίς (delphís, “a dolphin”), from δελφύς (delphús, “womb”).

### Noun

delfin m (plural delfins)
* dolphin

## Serbo-Croatian
### Noun

dèlfīn m (Cyrillic spelling дѐлфӣн)
* dolphin (mammal)
* (swimming) butterfly
* (sports, slang, chiefly in plural) member of the Serbia national water polo team

#### Declension
## Slovene
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dɛlfíːn/

### Noun

delfȋn m anim
* dolphin (aquatic mammal)
* (swimming) butterfly

#### Inflection
### Further reading

* “delfin”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

## Swedish
### Noun

delfin c
* dolphin

#### See also

* delfinarium

## Volapük
### Noun

delfin (nominative plural delfins)
* (male or female) dolphin

#### Declension

$^1$ status as a case is disputed $^2$ in later, non-classical Volapük only

#### Hyponyms

* delfinül (“young dolphin”)
* hidelfin (“male dolphin”)
* jidelfin (“female dolphin”)