Wolf

See also wolf

English

Proper noun

Wolf

1. The constellation Lupus.

See also

• Lupus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Lupus

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Dutch

Etymology

From wolf.

Proper noun

Wolf m

1. (astronomy) Lupus

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German wolf, from Old High German wolf, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. Compare Dutch and English wolf, Danish ulv, Gothic 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍆𐍃 (wulfs).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /vɔlf/

Noun

Wolf m (genitive Wolfs or Wolfes, plural Wölfe)

1. wolf
2. the constellation Lupus

Declension

declension of Wolf

	singular			plural
m gender	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Wolf	die	Wölfe
genitive	eines	des	Wolfes, Wolfs	der	Wölfe
dative	einem	dem	Wolf, Wolfe (archaic)	den	Wölfen
accusative	einen	den	Wolf	die	Wölfe

Proper noun

Wolf

1. A male given name, short form of Germanic compound names beginning with the element Wolf- , particularly Wolfgang.
2. A surname​ derived from the given name, or as a nickname from the animal. Variant: Wolff.