Wolf
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From wolf.
Proper noun
[edit]Wolf
- The constellation Lupus.
See also
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Middle English and German short forms of given names containing the Germanic element "wolf".
Proper noun
[edit]Wolf
- A surname transferred from the given name.
- A male given name
Derived terms
[edit]Anagrams
[edit]Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From wolf.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Proper noun
[edit]Wolf m
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Noun
[edit]Wolf m (strong, genitive Wolfes or Wolfs, plural Wölfe, 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
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- Ägyptischer Wolf
- Aktenwolf
- Arabischer Wolf
- Äthiopischer Wolf
- Beutelwolf
- Bienenwolf
- Büffelwolf
- der Große Böse Wolf
- der Mensch ist dem Menschen ein Wolf
- der Wolf und der Fuchs
- der Wolf und der Mensch
- der Wolf und die sieben jungen Geißlein
- Droussierwolf
- einen Wolf wittern
- einsamer Wolf
- Erbsenwolf
- Erd-Wolfspinne, Erdwolfspinne
- Erdwolf
- Falklandwolf
- Fleischwolf
- Gerstenwolf
- Getreidewolf
- gieriger Wolf
- Graswolf
- Grauer Wolf
- Haferwolf
- Hautwolf
- heulender Wolf
- 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
- Mischling aus Hund und 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
- Wölfchen
- Wölflein
- 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
[edit]- → Ido: volfo (also from English)
See also
[edit](canids) Hund; Kojote, Hund, Fuchs, Schakal, Wolf (Category: de:Canids)
Proper noun
[edit]Wolf
- a diminutive of the male given name Wolfgang, also diminutive of other Germanic compound names beginning with Wolf-
Proper noun
[edit]Wolf m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Wolfs or (with an article) Wolf, feminine genitive Wolf, plural Wolfs)
Further reading
[edit]- “Wolf” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Pennsylvania German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Wolf m (plural Welf)
Portuguese
[edit]Pronunciation
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Proper noun
[edit]Wolf
- a surname from German
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Wolf m (genitive/dative lui Wolf)
- a surname from German
References
[edit]- Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names][1], Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică
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