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dauphiné

/dəʊfɪˈneɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables
dauphine
IPA
/dəʊfɪˈneɪ/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A former province in southeastern France, centred on Grenoble.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷelbʰ-der. Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís)bor. Latin delphīnus Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus, -tūs Latin -ātus Latin delphīnātus Latin Vienna Latin -ēnsis Latin Viennēnsis Latin Delphīnātus Viennēnsisellip. Latin Delphīnātusbor. Middle French Dauphiné French Dauphinébor. English Dauphiné Borrowed from French Dauphiné, from Medieval Latin Delphīnātus (literally “the Dauphinate”), ellipsis of Delphīnātus Viennēnsis (“the Dauphinate of Vienne”, literally “the Viennese Dauphinate”). The Latin delphīnātus (“dauphinate”) derives from delphīnus (“dauphin”) + -ātus (suffix forming abstract nouns). Doublet of Dauphiny, Delphinate, and dauphinate.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Delphīnātus

Inflected Forms

the Dauphiné (canonical) Dauphiny (alternative) Delphinate (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

dauphinate dauphin dauphine dauphiness Dauphinese Dauphinois Dauphinoise delphinal

Questions

How do you pronounce dauphiné?
The recorded pronunciation is /dəʊfɪˈneɪ/.
What does dauphiné mean?
A former province in southeastern France, centred on Grenoble.
Where does dauphiné come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷelbʰ-der. Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís)bor. Latin delphīnus Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus, -tūs Latin -ātus Latin delphīnātus Latin Vienna Latin -ēnsis Latin Viennēnsis Latin Delphīnātus Viennēnsisellip. Latin Delphīnātusbor. Middle French Dauphiné French Dauphinébor. English Dauphiné Borrowed from French Dauphiné, from Medieval Latin Delphīnātus (literally “the Dauphinate”), ellipsis of Delphīnātus Viennēnsis (“the Dauphinate of Vienne”, literally “the Viennese Dauphinate”). The Latin delphīnātus (“dauphinate”) derives from delphīnus (“dauphin”) + -ātus (suffix forming abstract nouns). Doublet of Dauphiny, Delphinate, and dauphinate.

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