different between cygnus vs delphinus

Latin

Alternative forms

• cycnus

Etymology

Romanized form of the Ancient Greek ?????? (kúknos)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?ky?.nus/, [?k??n?s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?t??i?.?us/, [?t??i??us]

Noun

cygnus m (genitive cygn?); second declension

1. A swan; a bird noted for its singing and sacred to Apollo.
2. (figuratively) A poet, especially one who sings.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Synonyms

• (swan): olor

Derived terms

• cycneus
• Cygnus

Descendants

See also

• swan song

Latin

Alternative forms

• delph?n

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ?????? (delphín), a later form of the previous ?????? (delphís, “a dolphin”), from ?????? (delphús, “womb”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /del?p?i?.nus/, [d?????p?i?n?s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /del?fi.nus/, [d??l?fi?nus]

Noun

delph?nus m (genitive delph?n?); second declension

1. A dolphin; an aquatic mammal of the family Delphinidae or Platanistidae
2. The constellation Delphinus
3. A kind of decorative furniture, possibly decorated with dolphins
4. (Medieval Latin) dauphin (eldest son)

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Descendants

References

• delphinus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• delphinus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• delphinus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• delphinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette