Dauphiny

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/ˈdɔːfɪni/

Alternative form of Dauphiné and Delphinate.

OriginMiddle French Dauphiné ← Medieval Latin Delphīnātus →
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Meanings

proper nounthe Dauphiny
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Dauphiné and Delphinate.

    At length this sect having spread from Dauphiny into several other provinces, became very numerous in Provence.

    1563, John Foxe, Acts and Monuments

Origin

  1. Medieval LatinDelphīnātus
  2. Middle FrenchDauphiné
  3. EnglishDauphiny

From Middle French Dauphiné, from Medieval Latin Delphīnātus (literally “the Dauphinate”), ellipsis of Delphīnātus Viennēnsis (“the Dauphinate of Vienne”, literally “the Viennese Dauphinate”). The Latin delphīnātus (“dauphinate”) derives from delphīnus (“dauphin”) + -ātus (suffix forming abstract nouns). Doublet of Dauphiné, Delphinate, and dauphinate.

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APA

Dauphiny. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dauphiny

MLA

“Dauphiny.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dauphiny. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dauphiny,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dauphiny.

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