Dauphin
English
editEtymology
editFrom French Dauphin or French dauphin.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editDauphin (plural Dauphins)
- The title of a dauphin.
- Coordinate term: Dauphine
- 1983, Jean-Charles de Fontbrune, translated by Alexis Lykiard, Nostradamus: Countdown to Apocalypse, Pan Books, published 1984, →ISBN, page 36:
- 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.
Proper noun
editDauphin
- A placename:
- A commune of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
- A city in Manitoba, Canada.
- The Rural Municipality of Dauphin, a rural municipality in western Manitoba, which surrounds the city.
- A borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Henderson County, Texas, United States.
Translations
editAnagrams
editFrench
editEtymology
editFrom dauphin
- (Dauphin, MB, CA): Named after the French monarchal title, the heir to the French throne.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editDauphin m
- (astronomy) Delphinus
- Dauphin (a city in Manitoba, Canada)
- Dauphin (a commune of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France)
- Dauphin (a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States)
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- → English: Dauphin
German
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editDauphin m
Derived terms
edit- Dauphinat (“dauphinate”)
Related terms
editMiddle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Middle French dauphin, from Old French dalphin, from Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís); doublet of delphyn, which some forms are influenced by.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editDauphin (uncountable)
- (Late Middle English) The Dauphin (French crown prince)
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “dauphin, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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