delphin, delphinis:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
dolphin; ornament shaped like a dolphin; (part of water organ); constellation;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | delphin | delphines |
| Gen. | delphinis | delphinum, delphinium |
| Dat. | delphini | delphinibus |
| Acc. | delphinem | delphines |
| Voc. | delphin | delphines |
| Abl. | delphine | delphinibus |
Examples
Liber V
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...litoris ictusnec placet incertus qui prouocat aequora delphin,aut siccum quod mergus amat, quodque ausa uolareardea sublimis pinnae..."Liber VIII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...lotos ab ore sonat: sic Methymnaeo gauisus Arione delphin languida non tacitum per freta uexit onus. Imbuat egregium..."Oedipus
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...scindit cauda mare: et sequitur curuus fugientia carbasa delphin. Diuite Pactolos uexit te Lydius unda, aurea torrenti deducens..."
Liber Primus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...tergore piscis Peleos in thalamos vehitur Thetis; aequora delphin corripit, sedet deiecta in lumina palla nec Iove maiorem..."
Liber Primus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...fluctibus obstitit Isthmos. ipsa suum genetrix curuo delphine uagantem abripuit frenis gremioque Palaemona pressit. atque ea Cadmeo praeceps..."Liber Secundus
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...emergunt pelago doctamque trahunturad chelyn et blandi scopulis delphines aderrant. Vive, Midae gazis et Lydo ditior auro,Troica..."Liber Primus
Publius Papinius Statius from ACHILLEID
"...Scyria iamdudum fluctus emensa tenebat, exierantque iugo fessi delphines erili, cum pueri tremefacta quies oculique patentes infusum sensere..."Aeneid VIII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...fluctu spumabant caerula cano, et circum argento clari delphines in orbem aequora verrebant caudis aestumque secabant. in medio..."