golfinho
Portuguese
FWOTD – 26 February 2018
Alternative forms
- golfim
Etymology
Inherited from Old Portuguese golfinno, from Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίν (delphín); influenced by golfo (“gulf”).
Compare Galician golfiño, Mirandese golfino and Spanish golfín.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡowˈfĩ.ɲu/ [ɡoʊ̯ˈfĩ.j̃u]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡowˈfi.ɲo/ [ɡoʊ̯ˈfi.ɲo]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡolˈfi.ɲu/ [ɡoɫˈfi.ɲu], /ɡɔlˈfi.ɲu/ [ɡɔɫˈfi.ɲu]
- Rhymes: -iɲu
- Hyphenation: gol‧fi‧nho
Noun
golfinho m (plural golfinhos)
- dolphin
- 2005, Gilson Médici, O Golfinho Dourado [The Golden Dolphin], p. 15:
- Era uma vez um golfinho que vivia perto de uma vila de pescadores.
- Once upon a time, there was a dolphin that lived near a village of fishermen.
- Synonym: delfim
- 2005, Gilson Médici, O Golfinho Dourado [The Golden Dolphin], p. 15:
Derived terms
- golfinário