delfīns
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Latvian
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Etymology
[edit]Via some other European language, ultimately a borrowing from Latin delphīnus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís), from δελφύς (delphús, “womb”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]delfīns m (1st declension)
- dolphin (maritime mammals of the family Delphinidae)
- delfīniem kā visiem vaļveidīgajiem ir vārpstas formas ķermenis ― dolphins, like all Cetaceans, have a spindle-shaped body
- delfīna galvas smadzenes savas attīstības ziņā ir pārākas par visu, ko mēs pazīstam dzīvnieku pasaulē ― the dolphin's brain, as regards its development, is superior to everything we know in the animal realm
Declension
[edit]Declension of delfīns (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | delfīns | delfīni |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | delfīnu | delfīnus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | delfīna | delfīnu |
| dative (datīvs) | delfīnam | delfīniem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | delfīnu | delfīniem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | delfīnā | delfīnos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | delfīn | delfīni |