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Dauphin
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dauphin dauphîn
English
Pronunciation
en /doʊˈfɛn/ /-ˈfæn/ /ˈdɔ.fɪn/
Etymology 1
See en dauphin.
Noun
en Titles The title of a dauphin.
en Dauphine
en Jean-Charles de Fontbrune w:Alexis Lykiard Nostradamus: Countdown to Apocalypse w:Pan Books 1983 1984 36 0 330 28062 7 French Dauphins: Louis XII ascended to the throne without having been Dauphin. He had two sons, both of whom died young and bore the title. Then the title passed to François I’s son. Henri II and François II succeeded, but Henri IV was not Dauphin. Louis XIII was of his line.
Etymology 2
From en fr Dauphin.
Proper noun
A placename:
en Q473304en commune dept/Alpes-de-Haute-Provence adr/Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur c/France.
en Q1173008en city p/Manitoba c/Canada.
en Q1658912en rurmun in western p/Manitoba which surrounds the city the Rural Municipality of Dauphin.
en Q1130755en borough in co/Dauphin County s/Pennsylvania c/USA.
en Q22076456en ucomm co/Henderson County s/Texas c/USA.
Translations
Dauphin, Canada
French: fr Dauphin
Korean: ko 도팽 dopaeng
Dauphin, France
French: fr Dauphin
Korean: ko 도팽 dopaeng
Marathi: mr दोफें
Anagrams
en adhinpu pudhina
French
fr:+
Etymology
From fr dauphin.
Dauphin, MB, CA Named after the French monarchal title, the heir to the French throne.
Pronunciation
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-Dauphin.wav <<France>> (<<Toulouse>>)
Proper noun
m le Dauphin
fr astronomy Delphinus fr Constellations
Proper noun
m
fr Dauphin Q1173008,Q473304,Q1130755
Related terms
fr dauphin Dauphiné
Descendants
en Dauphin 1
German
de:
Alternative forms
de Delphin obsolete
Etymology
de :bor fr:dauphin
de fr dauphin.
Pronunciation
de /doˈfɛ̃/ [doˈfɛ̃ː] [doˈfɛŋ]
de De-Dauphin.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Dau phin
Noun
m,,s Dauphine
dauphin de Nobility
Declension
m,,s
Derived terms
de Dauphinat dauphinate
Related terms
de Dauphiné
Middle English
Alternative forms
enm Daufyn Dawlfyn Delfyn Dolfyn Dolphyn Dolphyne Dolfynne dolphin
Etymology
enm frm dauphin, from enm fro dalphin, from enm la delphīnus, from enm grc δελφίς; enm delphyn 1, which some forms are influenced by.
Pronunciation
enm /dau̯ˈfiːn/ /dɔ(l)ˈfiːn/ /dɛ(l)ˈfiːn/
Proper noun
-
enm Late ME The en Dauphin French crown prince
Descendants
en dauphin Dauphin
References
dauphin n MED10949
enm France Monarchy