"Delphinus" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίν (delphín), a later form of the previous δελφίς (delphís, “a dolphin”). Doublet of dolphin. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|delphinus|delphīnus}} Latin delphīnus, {{der|en|grc|δελφίν|}} Ancient Greek δελφίν (delphín), {{m|grc|δελφίς||a dolphin}} δελφίς (delphís, “a dolphin”), {{doublet|en|dolphin}} Doublet of dolphin Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Delphinus
  1. (astronomy) A small summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dolphin. It lies between the constellations Cygnus and Aquila. Categories (topical): Constellations Synonyms: Dolphin Derived forms: Delphini Translations (constellation): Δελφίς (Delphís) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), 海豚座 (hoi² tyun⁴ zo⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 海豚座 (Hǎitúnzuò) (Chinese Mandarin), Delfiini (Finnish), Dauphin [masculine] (French), Delfín (Galician), Delfin [masculine] (German), Delphin [masculine] (German), Δελφίν (Delfín) [masculine] (Greek), an Deilf [feminine] (Irish), 海豚座 (Irukaza) (alt: いるかざ) (Japanese), Дельфин (Delfin) (Kazakh), Ikan Lumba-Lumba (Malay), Delfinen (Norwegian), Delfin [masculine] (Polish), Delfin (Romanian), Дельфин (Delʹfin) (Russian), Delphinus (Spanish)

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