"dolfyn" meaning in Afrikaans

See dolfyn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-dolfyn.wav Forms: dolfyne [plural]
Etymology: From Dutch dolfijn. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|dolfijn}} Dutch dolfijn Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|dolfyne|||||||||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} dolfyn (plural dolfyne), {{af-noun|e}} dolfyn (plural dolfyne)
  1. dolphin
    Sense id: en-dolfyn-af-noun-Uy8BHsif Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Cetaceans

Inflected forms

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