delfiini

From Swedish delfin, from German Delphin, from Latin delphinus, from Ancient Greek δελφίν (delphín).

• IPA^(key): /ˈdelf(ː)iːni/, [ˈde̞lf(ː)iːni]
• Rhymes: -elfiːni
• Hyphenation^(key): del‧fii‧ni

delfiini

1. short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis
2. (in the plural) the family Delphinidae
3. dolphin (carnivorous aquatic mammal of the taxonomic families Delphinidae, Platanistidae, Iniidae and Pontoporiidae, plus the extinct family †Lipotidae)

• aitodelfiini (Delphinus delphis)
• juoksiainen (Delphinus delphis)
• tavallinen delfiini (Delphinus delphis)

• pyöriäinen

• “delfiini”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02