"dauphin" meaning in French

See dauphin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /do.fɛ̃/ Audio: Fr-dauphin.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-dauphin.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-dauphin.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-dauphin.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-dauphin.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-dauphin.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-dauphin.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-dauphin.wav Forms: dauphins [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French dalphin, from Latin delphinus. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|dalphin|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French dalphin, {{inh+|fr|fro|dalphin}} Inherited from Old French dalphin, {{inh|fr|la|delphinus}} Latin delphinus Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|}} dauphin m (plural dauphins)
  1. dolphin Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-dauphin-fr-noun-Uy8BHsif
  2. (heraldry) dolphin; the animal used as a charge Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-dauphin-fr-noun-QMf3sa1T Categories (other): Heraldic charges, French entries with incorrect language header, Delphinids Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 5 66 21 8 Disambiguation of Delphinids: 15 52 15 18 Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Dauphin, dauphin à gros nez, dauphin de Chine, dauphin du Yangzi, grand dauphin Related terms: delphinarium
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /do.fɛ̃/ Audio: Fr-dauphin.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-dauphin.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-dauphin.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-dauphin.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-dauphin.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-dauphin.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-dauphin.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-dauphin.wav Forms: dauphins [plural], dauphine [feminine]
Etymology: From French proper name Dauphin through association with crown princes of the name, from French dauphin, from Old French dalphin, from Latin delphinus. Etymology templates: {{cog|fr|-}} French, {{cog|fr|-}} French, {{der|fr|fro|dalphin}} Old French dalphin, {{der|fr|la|delphinus}} Latin delphinus Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=+}} dauphin m (plural dauphins, feminine dauphine)
  1. successor, dauphin Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-dauphin-fr-noun-m5xvSp~t
  2. runner-up Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-dauphin-fr-noun-FXgITXsF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dauphinat Related terms: delphinal
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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