delfīns

See also: delfins, Delfins, and delfíns

Latvian

Delfīni

Etymology

Via some other European language, ultimately a borrowing from Latin delphīnus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís), from δελφύς (delphús, “womb”).

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Noun

delfīns m (1st declension)

1. 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

Declension of delfīns (1st declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	delfīns	delfīni
genitive	delfīna	delfīnu
dative	delfīnam	delfīniem
accusative	delfīnu	delfīnus
instrumental	delfīnu	delfīniem
locative	delfīnā	delfīnos
vocative	delfīn	delfīni