noun · femininefirst declension
delphīna
delphīna f (genitive delphīnae, masculine delphīnus)
Ecclesiastical[delˈfiː.na]
Meaning
- Medieval Latindauphine (wife of the dauphin; dauphiness)
[…] ac ſex filias: Margarethã, Delphinam Franciæ: Catharinam, primis pueritiæ annis morientem: […]
1620, Rerum Belgicarum, page 145:
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | delphīna | delphīnae |
| genitive | delphīnae | delphīnārum |
| dative | delphīnae | delphīnīs |
| accusative | delphīnam | delphīnās |
| ablative | delphīnā | delphīnīs |
| vocative | delphīna | delphīnae |
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin delphīna From delphīnus (“dauphin”) + -a.