transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdȯ-fən, ˈdō-; ˌdō-ˈfaⁿ ]
noun
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: Middle English dolphin, from Anglo-French dolphyn, from Old French dalfin, title of lords of the Dauphiné, from Dalfin, a surname
Date: 15th century
: the eldest son of a king of France