Delfin

See also: delfín, Delphin, and delfin

German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Delfin m (strong, genitive Delfins, plural Delfine)

1. Alternative spelling of Delphin

Usage notes

• The spelling Delfin has been an optional spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). Duden lists it as the preferred spelling. In practice, both forms are now roughly equally common.

Declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Delfin	die	Delfine
genitive	eines	des	Delfins	der	Delfine
dative	einem	dem	Delfin	den	Delfinen
accusative	einen	den	Delfin	die	Delfine

Declension of Delfin [masculine, strong]

Further reading

• Delfin, Delphin at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.
• “Delfin” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Delfín, from delfín, from Latin delphīnus.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /delˈfin/ [d̪ɛlˈfin̪]
  • IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /delˈpin/ [d̪ɛlˈpin̪]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: Del‧fin

Proper noun

Delfín (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜉᜒᜈ᜔)

1. a male given name from Spanish
2. a surname from Spanish