Wolf
English
Etymology 1
From wolf.
Proper noun
Wolf
- The constellation Lupus.
See also
Etymology 2
From Middle English and German short forms of given names containing the Germanic element "wolf".
Proper noun
Wolf (plural Wolfs)
- A surname transferred from the given name.
- A male given name.
Derived terms
See also
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
From wolf.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Wolf m
German
Etymology
From Middle High German wolf, from Old High German wolf, from Proto-West Germanic *wulf, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. Compare Dutch and English wolf, Danish ulv, Gothic 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍆𐍃 (wulfs).
Pronunciation
Noun
Wolf m (strong, genitive Wolfes or Wolfs, plural Wölfe, diminutive Wölfchen n or Wölflein n, feminine Wölfin)
- wolf
- (astronomy) the constellation Lupus
- shredder, mincer
- skin abrasion (acquired on long hikes or marches, through the friction of one's clothes)
Declension
Derived terms
- Ägyptischer Wolf
- Aktenwolf
- Arabischer Wolf
- Äthiopischer Wolf
- Beutelwolf
- Bienenwolf
- Büffelwolf
- der Mensch ist dem Menschen ein Wolf
- Droussierwolf
- einsamer Wolf
- Erbsenwolf
- Erd-Wolfspinne, Erdwolfspinne
- Erdwolf
- Falklandwolf
- Fleischwolf
- Gerstenwolf
- Getreidewolf
- Graswolf
- Grauer Wolf
- großer böser Wolf
- Haferwolf
- Hautwolf
- Heulwolf
- Hokkaido-Wolf
- Honshu-Wolf
- hungrig wie ein Wolf
- Iberischer Wolf
- Indischer Wolf
- Italienischer Wolf
- Kartoffelwolf
- Kaspischer Wolf
- Klopfwolf
- Kornwolf
- Leitwolf
- Mackenzie-Wolf
- Mähnenwolf
- Mexikanischer Wolf
- Pflaumenwolf
- Polarwolf
- Präriewolf
- Reißwolf
- Roggenwolf
- Rotwolf
- Russischer Wolf
- Schienenwolf
- Schneewolf
- Seewolf
- Steppenwolf
- Strandwolf
- Tasmanischer Wolf
- Tigerwolf
- Timberwolf
- Tschechoslowakischer Wolfhund
- Tundrawolf
- Weißwolf
- Werwolf
- Wolf im Schafspelz
- Wolf-Hund-Hybride
- Wolfs-Eisenhut
- wolfsähnlich
- wolfsartig
- Wolfsauge
- Wolfsbarsch
- Wolfsbast
- Wolfsbau
- Wolfsbeere
- Wolfsbestand
- Wolfsblut
- Wolfsbrut
- Wolfsfährte
- Wolfsfamilie
- Wolfsfell
- Wolfsgeheul
- Wolfsgott
- Wolfsgrube
- Wolfshering
- Wolfshöhle
- Wolfshund
- Wolfshunger
- Wolfsjagd
- Wolfsjunges
- Wolfskardinalbarsch
- Wolfskind
- Wolfsklaue
- Wolfskopf
- Wolfsmagen
- Wolfsmensch
- Wolfsmilch
- Wolfsmilcheule
- Wolfsmilchgewächs
- Wolfsmilchschwärmer
- Wolfsmilchspanner
- Wolfsmilchspinner
- Wolfspinne
- Wolfsquinte
- Wolfsrachen
- Wolfsrüde
- Wolfsrudel
- Wolfsrudeltaktik
- Wolfssalmler
- Wolfsschanze
- Wolfsschlucht
- Wolfsschur
- Wolfsspur
- Wolfswelpe
- Wolfswelpin
- Wolfszähne
- Wolfton
- Wolftöter
Descendants
- → Ido: volfo (partially)
See also
Proper noun
Wolf
- a diminutive of the male given name Wolfgang, also diminutive of other Germanic compound names beginning with Wolf-
Proper noun
Wolf m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Wolfs or (with an article) Wolf, feminine genitive Wolf, plural Wolfs)
Further reading
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Middle High German wolf, from Old High German wolf, from Proto-West Germanic *wulf, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. Compare German Wolf, Dutch wolf and English wolf, Danish ulv, Gothic 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍆𐍃 (wulfs).
Noun
Wolf m (plural Welf)
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvowf/ [ˈvoʊ̯f]
Proper noun
Wolf ?
- a surname from German
Romanian
Etymology
Proper noun
Wolf m (genitive/dative lui Wolf)
- a surname from German
References
- Iordan, Iorgu (1983), Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names][2], Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică