"dolfijn" meaning in Dutch

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈdɔl.fɛi̯n/ Audio: Nl-dólfijn.ogg
Etymology: From dol (“wildly”) + fijn (“pleasant”). Etymology templates: {{compound|nl|dol|fijn|t1=wildly|t2=pleasant}} dol (“wildly”) + fijn (“pleasant”) Head templates: {{nl-adj}} dolfijn (comparative dolfijner, superlative dolfijnst) Inflection templates: {{nl-decl-adj}} Forms: dolfijner [comparative], dolfijnst [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], dolfijn [adverbial, positive, predicative], dolfijner [adverbial, comparative, predicative], het dolfijnst [adverbial, predicative, superlative], het dolfijnste [adverbial, predicative, superlative], dolfijne [feminine, indefinite, masculine, positive, singular], dolfijnere [comparative, feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular], dolfijnste [feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular, superlative], dolfijn [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], dolfijner [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], dolfijnste [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], dolfijne [indefinite, plural, positive], dolfijnere [comparative, indefinite, plural], dolfijnste [indefinite, plural, superlative], dolfijne [definite, positive], dolfijnere [comparative, definite], dolfijnste [definite, superlative], dolfijns [partitive, positive], dolfijners [comparative, partitive], - [partitive, superlative]
  1. (uncommon) exceptionally amusing, wildly enjoyable Tags: uncommon
    Sense id: en-dolfijn-nl-adj-J2rLdfrI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /dɔlˈfɛi̯n/ Audio: Nl-dolfijn.ogg Forms: dolfijnen [plural], dolfijntje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɛi̯n Etymology: From Middle Dutch delfijn, from Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís). Cognate with English dolphin. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|delfijn}} Middle Dutch delfijn, {{der|nl|la|delphīnus}} Latin delphīnus, {{der|nl|grc|δελφίς}} Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís), {{cog|en|dolphin}} English dolphin Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-en|dolfijntje}} dolfijn m (plural dolfijnen, diminutive dolfijntje n)
  1. dolphin, sea mammal of the family Delphinidae Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Cetaceans Derived forms: gangesdolfijn, grijze dolfijn, indusdolfijn, rivierdolfijn, spitssnuitdolfijn Related terms: dolfinarium
    Sense id: en-dolfijn-nl-noun-1lkxLQcQ Disambiguation of Cetaceans: 11 89 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch entries with language name categories using raw markup, Dutch heteronyms Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with language name categories using raw markup: 14 86 Disambiguation of Dutch heteronyms: 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "form": "dolfijnste",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dolfijne",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dolfijnere",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dolfijnste",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dolfijns",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dolfijners",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "dolfijn (comparative dolfijner, superlative dolfijnst)",
      "name": "nl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "dol‧fijn"
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "nl-decl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch terms with uncommon senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "exceptionally amusing, wildly enjoyable"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "amusing",
          "amusing"
        ],
        [
          "wildly",
          "wildly"
        ],
        [
          "enjoyable",
          "enjoyable"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncommon) exceptionally amusing, wildly enjoyable"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncommon"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɔl.fɛi̯n/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-dólfijn.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/6c/Nl-d%C3%B3lfijn.ogg/Nl-d%C3%B3lfijn.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/Nl-d%C3%B3lfijn.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dolfijn"
}

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