"delfin" meaning in Danish

See delfin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [d̥ɛlˈfiˀn], [d̥elˈfiˀn]
Rhymes: -in Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin delphīnus (“dolphin”), from Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís). Etymology templates: {{learned borrowing|da|la|delphīnus||dolphin}} Learned borrowing from Latin delphīnus (“dolphin”), {{der|da|grc|δελφίς}} Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís) Head templates: {{head|da|noun|singular definite|delfinen||{{{sg-def-2}}}|||plural indefinite|delfiner||{{{pl-indef-2}}}||{{{pl-indef-3}}}||{{{com}}}|checkredlinks=1|g=c|g2=|head=}} delfin c (singular definite delfinen, plural indefinite delfiner), {{da-noun|en|er}} delfin c (singular definite delfinen, plural indefinite delfiner) Inflection templates: {{da-noun-infl|en|er}}, {{da-noun-infl-base|g=c|gen-pl-def=delfinernes|gen-pl-def-2=|gen-pl-def-3=|gen-pl-indef=delfiners|gen-pl-indef-2=|gen-sg-def=delfinens|gen-sg-def-2=|gen-sg-indef=delfins|gen-sg-indef-2=|gen-sg-indef-3=|pl-def=delfinerne|pl-def-2=|pl-def-3=|pl-indef=delfiner|pl-indef-2=|pl-indef-3=|sg-def=delfinen|sg-def-2=|sg-indef=delfin}} Forms: delfinen [definite, singular], delfiner [indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], delfin [indefinite, nominative, singular], delfinen [definite, nominative, singular], delfiner [indefinite, nominative, plural], delfinerne [definite, nominative, plural], delfins [genitive, indefinite, singular], delfinens [definite, genitive, singular], delfiners [genitive, indefinite, plural], delfinernes [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. dolphin Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-delfin-da-noun-Uy8BHsif Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 14 entries, Pages with entries, Cetaceans

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "delphīnus",
      "delphinus#Latin"
    ],
    [
      "δελφίς",
      "δελφίς#Ancient_Greek"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "delphīnus",
        "4": "",
        "5": "dolphin"
      },
      "expansion": "Learned borrowing from Latin delphīnus (“dolphin”)",
      "name": "learned borrowing"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "δελφίς"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Learned borrowing from Latin delphīnus (“dolphin”), from Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "delfinen",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delfiner",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "da-noun-infl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delfin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delfinen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delfiner",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delfinerne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delfins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delfinens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delfiners",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delfinernes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "10": "delfiner",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{pl-indef-2}}}",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{pl-indef-3}}}",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{com}}}",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "singular definite",
        "4": "delfinen",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{sg-def-2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "plural indefinite",
        "checkredlinks": "1",
        "g": "c",
        "g2": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "delfin c (singular definite delfinen, plural indefinite delfiner)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "er"
      },
      "expansion": "delfin c (singular definite delfinen, plural indefinite delfiner)",
      "name": "da-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "er"
      },
      "name": "da-noun-infl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "c",
        "gen-pl-def": "delfinernes",
        "gen-pl-def-2": "",
        "gen-pl-def-3": "",
        "gen-pl-indef": "delfiners",
        "gen-pl-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-def": "delfinens",
        "gen-sg-def-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef": "delfins",
        "gen-sg-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef-3": "",
        "pl-def": "delfinerne",
        "pl-def-2": "",
        "pl-def-3": "",
        "pl-indef": "delfiner",
        "pl-indef-2": "",
        "pl-indef-3": "",
        "sg-def": "delfinen",
        "sg-def-2": "",
        "sg-indef": "delfin"
      },
      "name": "da-noun-infl-base"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 14 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "da",
          "name": "Cetaceans",
          "orig": "da:Cetaceans",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dolphin"
      ],
      "id": "en-delfin-da-noun-Uy8BHsif",
      "links": [
        [
          "dolphin",
          "dolphin"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[d̥ɛlˈfiˀn]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d̥elˈfiˀn]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-in"
    }
  ],
  "word": "delfin"
}
{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "delphīnus",
      "delphinus#Latin"
    ],
    [
      "δελφίς",
      "δελφίς#Ancient_Greek"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "delphīnus",
        "4": "",
        "5": "dolphin"
      },
      "expansion": "Learned borrowing from Latin delphīnus (“dolphin”)",
      "name": "learned borrowing"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "δελφίς"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Learned borrowing from Latin delphīnus (“dolphin”), from Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "delfinen",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delfiner",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "da-noun-infl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delfin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delfinen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delfiner",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delfinerne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delfins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delfinens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delfiners",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delfinernes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "10": "delfiner",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{pl-indef-2}}}",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{pl-indef-3}}}",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{com}}}",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "singular definite",
        "4": "delfinen",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{sg-def-2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "plural indefinite",
        "checkredlinks": "1",
        "g": "c",
        "g2": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "delfin c (singular definite delfinen, plural indefinite delfiner)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "er"
      },
      "expansion": "delfin c (singular definite delfinen, plural indefinite delfiner)",
      "name": "da-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "er"
      },
      "name": "da-noun-infl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "c",
        "gen-pl-def": "delfinernes",
        "gen-pl-def-2": "",
        "gen-pl-def-3": "",
        "gen-pl-indef": "delfiners",
        "gen-pl-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-def": "delfinens",
        "gen-sg-def-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef": "delfins",
        "gen-sg-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef-3": "",
        "pl-def": "delfinerne",
        "pl-def-2": "",
        "pl-def-3": "",
        "pl-indef": "delfiner",
        "pl-indef-2": "",
        "pl-indef-3": "",
        "sg-def": "delfinen",
        "sg-def-2": "",
        "sg-indef": "delfin"
      },
      "name": "da-noun-infl-base"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Danish common-gender nouns",
        "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Danish learned borrowings from Latin",
        "Danish lemmas",
        "Danish nouns",
        "Danish terms borrowed from Latin",
        "Danish terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Danish terms derived from Latin",
        "Pages with 14 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Danish/in",
        "Rhymes:Danish/in/2 syllables",
        "da:Cetaceans"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dolphin"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dolphin",
          "dolphin"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[d̥ɛlˈfiˀn]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d̥elˈfiˀn]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-in"
    }
  ],
  "word": "delfin"
}

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