dauphin [do-fan] (cut the ending sound very short; the french do not pronounce the end of the N)
Le dauphin (masculine noun) is the translation for both the dolphin and the of the French throne.
Le dauphin (masculine noun) is the translation for both the dolphin and the of the French throne.
un dauphin (masc.)
The word dolphin is a fish, or another name for a porpoise.(The French word for dolphin, dauphin, was applied to heirs apparent to the throne.)
A dolphin is "un dauphin" (masc.) in French.
Le dauphin (masculine noun) is the translation for both the dolphin and the of the French throne.
the common dolphin (particular species of dolphin) is called 'le dauphin commun' in French.
Dolphin
Commerson's dolphin after the French Naturalist Philibert Commerson.
dauphin
The root word of "dolphin" is likely the Latin word "delphinus," derived from the Greek word "delphis," both meaning "dolphin."
Delphine is a beautiful name and is taken from the Greek word for dolphin. The French form of the name/word is for the town of Delphi, the home of a Greek oracle.