delfiin

Estonian

koon-eeldelfiin (Stenella longirostris)

delfiini leviala

Etymology

From German Delphin, ultimately from Ancient Greek δελφίν (delphín).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̥el(ʲ)ˈfiːn/, [d̥el(ʲ)ˈfiːn]
• Rhymes: -iːn
• Hyphenation: del‧fiin

Noun

delfiin (genitive delfiini, partitive delfiini)

1. dolphin (Delphinus)
2. (colloquial) butterfly, butterfly stroke (breaststroke, where the arms are paired strokes and the legs also move in pairs, competitive areas of swimming)

Declension

Declension of delfiin (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		delfiin	delfiinid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	delfiini
genitive			delfiinide
partitive		delfiini	delfiine delfiinisid
illative		delfiini delfiinisse	delfiinidesse delfiinesse
inessive		delfiinis	delfiinides delfiines
elative		delfiinist	delfiinidest delfiinest
allative		delfiinile	delfiinidele delfiinele
adessive		delfiinil	delfiinidel delfiinel
ablative		delfiinilt	delfiinidelt delfiinelt
translative		delfiiniks	delfiinideks delfiineks
terminative		delfiinini	delfiinideni
essive		delfiinina	delfiinidena
abessive		delfiinita	delfiinideta
comitative		delfiiniga	delfiinidega

References

• delfiin in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “delfiin”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009