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
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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 edit
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