afalin

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (afalina), from Greek φάλαινα (fálaina), from Ancient Greek φάλλαινα (phállaina, whale). Doublet of balenă.

Noun

afalin m (plural afalini)

  1. bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)

Declension

Declension of afalin
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative afalin afalinul afalini afalinii
genitive-dative afalin afalinului afalini afalinilor
vocative afalinule afalinilor

See also