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dauphine

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The wife of the dauphin; dauphiness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

Obsolete form of dauphin

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, obsolete

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from French dauphine, equivalent to dauphin + -ine.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: دوفِينَة (dōfīna) — wife of the dauphin
  • Azerbaijani: dofina — wife of the dauphin
  • Bulgarian: дофина (dofina) — wife of the dauphin
  • Czech: dauphine — wife of the dauphin
  • Estonian: dofiin — wife of the dauphin
  • French: dauphine — wife of the dauphin
  • German: Dauphine — wife of the dauphin
  • Italian: delfina — wife of the dauphin
  • Latin: delphīna — wife of the dauphin
  • Marathi: दोफिन (dophin) — wife of the dauphin
  • Iranian Persian: دوفین (dofin) — wife of the dauphin
  • Polish: delfina — wife of the dauphin
  • Portuguese: delfina — wife of the dauphin
  • Romanian: delfină — wife of the dauphin
  • Russian: дофи́на (dofína) — wife of the dauphin
  • Spanish: delfina — wife of the dauphin
  • Turkish: dofin — wife of the dauphin
  • Ottoman Turkish: دوفین (dofin) — wife of the dauphin
  • Ukrainian: дофі́на (dofína) — wife of the dauphin
  • Uzbek: dofina — wife of the dauphin