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

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

References
  • delfiin in Sõnaveeb
  • M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), “delfiin”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language]‎ (online dictionary, in Estonian), 2nd edition, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation)
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