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English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdɑːwɪn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdɑɹwɪn/
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Etymology 1
From Middle English Darwin, Derwin, from Old English Dēorwine (“a given name”), composed of dēore (“dear”) + wine (“friend”).
The city in Australia is named after Charles Darwin.
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Darwin
- A surname, especially referring to Charles Darwin (1809–1882), British naturalist and founder of the theory of evolution by natural selection.
- A municipality of Río Negro province, Argentina.
- The capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia.
- A ghost town in Tasmania, Australia.
- A settlement on the peninsula of Lafonia, East Falkland island, Falkland Islands.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Inyo County, California.
- A ghost town in Fresno County, California.
- A township and unincorporated community therein, in Clark County, Illinois.
- A township and minor city in Meeker County, Minnesota.
- A small unincorporated community in Bedford Township, Meigs County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma.
- A ghost town in Webb County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in Dickenson County, Virginia.
- A male given name transferred from the surname, deriving from the Old English name Dēorwine and revived through the surname.
- (Cambridge University, informal) Ellipsis of Darwin College, Cambridge..
- (computing) An open-source Unix operating system first released by Apple.
Derived terms
Translations
surname
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city in Australia
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See also
- Darwin (surname) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Charles Darwin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Darwin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Darwin, Australia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Darwin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 413.
Etymology 2
Variant of Derwent.
Proper noun
Darwin
- Alternative form of Derwent (English locative name)
Further reading
- “Darwin”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “Darwin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “Darwin”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
- “Darwin”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “Darwin”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Anagrams
Cebuano
Etymology
Proper noun
Darwin
- a male given name from English
- Darwin (the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia)
German
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdaʁvɪn/, (northern Germany also) /ˈdaʁˌviːn/
- IPA(key): /ˈdaʁwɪn/ (quite unusual for the naturalist, possible in all other contexts)
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Darwin m (proper noun, strong, genitive Darwins or (with an article) Darwin)
- Darwin (the naturalist Charles Darwin)
Derived terms
Proper noun
Darwin m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Darwins or (with an article) Darwin, plural Darwins)
- Darwin (English surname)
Proper noun
Darwin n (proper noun, genitive Darwins or (optionally with an article) Darwin)
- Darwin (the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia)
- any of various other locations
Hungarian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Darwin
- Darwin (Charles Darwin, English naturalist)
- Darwin (the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia)
Declension
Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | Darwin | Darwinok |
accusative | Darwint | Darwinokat |
dative | Darwinnak | Darwinoknak |
instrumental | Darwinnal | Darwinokkal |
causal-final | Darwinért | Darwinokért |
translative | Darwinná | Darwinokká |
terminative | Darwinig | Darwinokig |
essive-formal | Darwinként | Darwinokként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | Darwinban | Darwinokban |
superessive | Darwinon | Darwinokon |
adessive | Darwinnál | Darwinoknál |
illative | Darwinba | Darwinokba |
sublative | Darwinra | Darwinokra |
allative | Darwinhoz | Darwinokhoz |
elative | Darwinból | Darwinokból |
delative | Darwinról | Darwinokról |
ablative | Darwintól | Darwinoktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
Darwiné | Darwinoké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
Darwinéi | Darwinokéi |
Possessive forms of Darwin | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | Darwinom | Darwinjaim |
2nd person sing. | Darwinod | Darwinjaid |
3rd person sing. | Darwinja | Darwinjai |
1st person plural | Darwinunk | Darwinjaink |
2nd person plural | Darwinotok | Darwinjaitok |
3rd person plural | Darwinjuk | Darwinjaik |
Derived terms
Compound words
Related terms
Polish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Darwin n (indeclinable)
- Darwin (the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia)
Proper noun
Darwin m pers
Declension
Declension of Darwin
Derived terms
adjectives
nouns
Further reading
- Darwin in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Darwin.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Darwin
- Darwin (the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia)
Proper noun
Darwin m
- Darwin (Charles Darwin, English naturalist)
Derived terms
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from English, a given name transferred from the surname (usually after Charles Darwin), from Old English Dēorwine.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈdaɾwin/ [ˈd̪aɾ.wɪn̪]
- Rhymes: -aɾwin
- Syllabification: Dar‧win
Proper noun
Darwin (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜇ᜔ᜏᜒᜈ᜔)
- a male given name from English [in turn transferred from the surname]
- A surname in English
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