Darwin

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English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle English Darwin, Derwin, from Old English Dēorwine (“a given name”), composed of dēore (“dear”) + wine (“friend”).

The city in Australia is named after Charles Darwin.

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Darwin

  1. A surname, especially referring to Charles Darwin (1809–1882), British naturalist and founder of the theory of evolution by natural selection.
  2. A municipality of Río Negro province, Argentina.
  3. The capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia.
  4. A ghost town in Tasmania, Australia.
  5. A settlement on the peninsula of Lafonia, East Falkland island, Falkland Islands.
  6. A number of places in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Inyo County, California.
    2. A ghost town in Fresno County, California.
    3. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Clark County, Illinois.
    4. A township and minor city in Meeker County, Minnesota.
    5. A small unincorporated community in Bedford Township, Meigs County, Ohio.
    6. An unincorporated community in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma.
    7. A ghost town in Webb County, Texas.
    8. An unincorporated community in Dickenson County, Virginia.
  7. A male given name transferred from the surname, deriving from the Old English name Dēorwine and revived through the surname.
  8. (Cambridge University, informal) Ellipsis of Darwin College, Cambridge..
  9. (computing) An open-source Unix operating system first released by Apple.
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Etymology 2[edit]

Variant of Derwent.

Proper noun[edit]

Darwin

  1. Alternative form of Derwent (English locative name)

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Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English Darwin.

Proper noun[edit]

Darwin

  1. a male given name from English
  2. Darwin (the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia)

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English Darwin.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈdaʁvɪn/, (northern Germany also) /ˈdaʁˌviːn/
  • IPA(key): /ˈdaʁwɪn/ (quite unusual for the naturalist, possible in all other contexts)
  • Audio(file)

Proper noun[edit]

Darwin m (proper noun, strong, genitive Darwins or (with an article) Darwin)

  1. Darwin (the naturalist Charles Darwin)

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Proper noun[edit]

Darwin m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Darwins or (with an article) Darwin, plural Darwins)

  1. Darwin (English surname)

Proper noun[edit]

Darwin n (proper noun, genitive Darwins or (optionally with an article) Darwin)

  1. Darwin (a town in Australia)
  2. any of various other locations

Hungarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English Darwin.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈdɒrvin]
  • Hyphenation: Dar‧win
  • Rhymes: -in

Proper noun[edit]

Darwin

  1. Darwin (Charles Darwin, English naturalist)
  2. Darwin (the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia)

Declension[edit]

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative Darwin Darwinok
accusative Darwint Darwinokat
dative Darwinnak Darwinoknak
instrumental Darwinnal Darwinokkal
causal-final Darwinért Darwinokért
translative Darwinná Darwinokká
terminative Darwinig Darwinokig
essive-formal Darwinként Darwinokként
essive-modal — —
inessive Darwinban Darwinokban
superessive Darwinon Darwinokon
adessive Darwinnál Darwinoknál
illative Darwinba Darwinokba
sublative Darwinra Darwinokra
allative Darwinhoz Darwinokhoz
elative Darwinból Darwinokból
delative Darwinról Darwinokról
ablative Darwintól Darwinoktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		Darwiné Darwinoké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		Darwinéi Darwinokéi
Possessive forms of Darwin
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Darwinom Darwinjaim
2nd person sing. Darwinod Darwinjaid
3rd person sing. Darwinja Darwinjai
1st person plural Darwinunk Darwinjaink
2nd person plural Darwinotok Darwinjaitok
3rd person plural Darwinjuk Darwinjaik

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Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English Darwin.

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Darwin n (indeclinable)

  1. Darwin (the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia)

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Darwin m pers

  1. Charles Darwin

Declension[edit]

Declension of Darwin
singular
nominative Darwin
genitive Darwina
dative Darwinowi
accusative Darwina
instrumental Darwinem
locative Darwinie
vocative Darwinie

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adjectives
nouns

Further reading[edit]

  • Darwin in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English Darwin.

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Proper noun[edit]

Darwin

  1. Darwin (the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia)

Proper noun[edit]

Darwin m

  1. Darwin (Charles Darwin, English naturalist)

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English, a given name transferred from the surname (usually after Charles Darwin), from Old English Dēorwine.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: Dar‧win
  • IPA(key): /ˈdaɾwin/, [ˈdaɾ.wɪn]

Proper noun[edit]

Darwin (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜇ᜔ᜏᜒᜈ᜔)

  1. a male given name from English [in turn transferred from the surname]
  2. A surname in English
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