Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

delphinus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables: del-phi-nus
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A small summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dolphin. It lies between the constellations Cygnus and Aquila.

Etymology

From Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίν (delphín), a later form of the previous δελφίς (delphís, “a dolphin”). Doublet of dolphin.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: delphinus, δελφίν

Derived Forms

Delphini

Synonyms

Dolphin

Questions

What does delphinus mean?: A small summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dolphin. It lies between the constellations Cygnus and Aquila.
Where does delphinus come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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