1. δελφίς · delphis — Beekes
dolphin
The corpus record
δελφίς
delphis
dolphin
Figures and citations on this page are drawn from the audited corpus; none are written from memory.
Distribution
- De Respiratione 2 · 3.29/10k
- Shield of Heracles 1 · 3.09/10k
- Knights 2 · 2.25/10k
- Critias 1 · 2.02/10k
- Electra 1 · 1.32/10k
- Frogs 1 · 1.1/10k
- Helen 1 · 1.02/10k
- Anabasis 2 · 0.36/10k
- Histories 3 · 0.16/10k
- Odyssey 1 · 0.12/10k
- Republic 1 · 0.11/10k
- Lives of Eminent Philosophers 1 · 0.09/10k
Densest 12 of 14 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.
Senses
2. δελφίς · delphis — Chantraine
(grec tardif, parfois δελφίν), εἶνος
3. δελφίς · delphis — Frisk
(spät -Iv), -wos m
4. δελφίς · delphis — Frisk
Zu δελφύς "Gebärmutter, nicht nur wegen des Körperbaus, sondern wohl auch als Sä
5. δελφίς · delphis — LSJ
dolphin, mass of lead shaped like a dolphin, stops
Attestations
- δελφῖνος · delphinos Iliad 21.22
- δελφῖνάς · delphinas Odyssey 12.96
- δελφῖνες · delphines Shield of Heracles 211–212
- δελφῖνά · delphina Plato, Republic 5.453 (DIORISIS sentence 2875)
- δελφῖνος · delphinos Herodotus, Histories 1.23.1 (DIORISIS sentence 143)
- δελφῖνα · delphina Herodotus, Histories 1.24.6 (DIORISIS sentence 153)
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Deep etymology
Authority pointers, pending review
These are the etymology authorities that treat this word, with their exact locators. They are bibliographic pointers, not a published word history: no root, reconstruction, derivation, cognate, or origin is asserted here.
- scan pp. 360-361; entry #1619 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 275; entry #1891 Review: Under source audit
- scan pp. 394-395; entry #1480 Review: Under source audit
The authorities' own wording is withheld pending review. Each source's identity, locator, and review status are cited above.
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