Wolf

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Scientific name 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 See also 1.3.4 Translations 1.4 Transitive verb 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Translations 2 Afrikaans 2.1 Noun 3 Dutch 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Related terms 4 Frisian 4.1 Noun 5 German 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Noun

English

Etymology

From Middle English < Old English wulf < Proto-Germanic *wulfaz < Proto-Indo-European *wlqwos/*lukwos , < Proto-Indo-European base *wlp-/*lup- . Cognates include Sanskrit vrkas , Lithuanian vilkas , Gothic 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍆𐍃, Russian волк , Albanian ulk , Latin vulpes, and probably Greek λύκος and Latin lupus.

Pronunciation

• /wo͝olf/
• [ˈwʊɫf], /"wUlf/

Noun

wolf (Plural: wolves )

1. A large wild canid , closely related to, and at times consanguineous to the domestic dog, which is considered a subspecies of the wolf.
2. (the Wolf) The constellation Lupus .
3. A man who makes amorous advances on many women.

Scientific name

• Canis lupus

Derived terms

• wolf down
• wolfish

See also

• cry wolf
• grey wolf, gray wolf
• lupine
• Mexican wolf
• red wolf
• she-wolf
• werewolf
• wolf cub
• Tasmanian wolf
• wolf in sheep's clothing

Translations

animal

Afrikaans: wolf Albanian: ulk , ujk Arabic: ذِئْبٌ (ði’b) m, ذِئَابٌ (ði’áːb) pl Asturian: llobu m, lloba f Basque: otso Blackfoot: omahkapi'si Bosnian: vuk m Breton: bleiz m bleizi pl Bulgarian: вълк (vəlk) m Catalan: llop m, lloba f Chechen: борз (borz) CJK characters: 豺, 犲; 狼, 狼 Chinese: 狼 (láng) Cree: mahihkan Croatian: vuk m Czech: vlk m Danish: ulv c Dutch: wolf m Esperanto: lupo Estonian: susi, hunt Finnish: susi, hukka French: loup m, louve f Frisian: wolf German: Wolf m, Wölfe pl 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍆𐍃 (wulfs) m Greek: λύκος m Hawaiian: ‘īlio hae Hebrew: זְאֵב (zə-év) m Hungarian: farkas Icelandic: úlfur Ingush : борз (borz) Inuktitut: amarok Italian: lupo m

Japanese: 狼 (おおかみ , ōkami) Korean: 늑대 (neukdae), 이리 (iri) Lakota: shung manitu tanka Latin: lupus m, lupi m/pl; lupa f, lupae f/pl Lithuanian: vilkas m, vilkė f Lojban: labno Maltese: dib m, lupu m Mi'kmaq : paqtesm sg, paqtesmug pl Mingo: utháyôni Norwegian: ulv c Occitan: lop m Ojibwe: ma'iingan , ma'iinganag pl Persian: گرگ (gorg) Polish: wilk m, wilczyca f Portuguese: lobo m, loba f Romanian: lup m, lupoaică f Romanica: lupo m, lupa f Russian: волк (volk) m, волчица (volčítsa) f, волки (vólki) m/pl, волчицы (volčítsy) f/pl Serbian: вук (vuk) m Slovak: vlk m, vlčica f Slovene: volk m, volkulja f Spanish: lobo m, loba f Swahili: mbwa mwitu sg/pl (noun 9/10) Swedish: varg c, ulv c Tamazight : auccen m Thai: สุนัขบ้า (soonakbàà), หมาป่า (máábpaa) Turkish: kurt Welsh: blaidd m Zulu: impisi

constellation See Lupus

man who makes amorous advances on many women

Transitive verb

to wolf (present participle wolfing, past tense and past participle wolfed)

1. To eat (something) voraciously .

Synonyms

• devour
• gobble
• gulp down
• wolf down

Translations

Arabic: اِلْتَهَمَ بِشْرَاهَة (iltáhama bišráːha) Finnish: hotkia , ahmia French: dévorer , engloutir German: herunterschlingen Greek: καταβροχθίζω (katavrokhthízo) Hebrew: זלל (zalal) Korean: 게걸스레 먹다 (gegeolseure meokda)

Latin: devorare Polish: pożreć , pochłonąć Portuguese: devorar Russian: пожирать / пожрать (požirát' / požrát') Spanish: devorar , engullir Swahili: -akia , -la , -sakata Thai: ขม้ำ (khà màhm), สวาปาม (swáá bpaam)

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Afrikaans

Noun

wolf

1. wolf

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA : /wolf/

Noun

wolf m (plural: wolven , diminutive: wolfje , plural diminutive: wolfjes )

1. wolf

Related terms

• welp
• wolvin

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Frisian

Noun

wolf

1. wolf

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA : /vɒlf/

Noun

Wolf m (plural: Wölfe )

1. wolf