vilcene

See also: vilcenē

Latvian

Vilcene

Etymology

From vilks (“wolf”) +‎ -ene (with k > c via palatalization).

Pronunciation

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Noun

vilcene f (5th declension)

1. female wolf, she-wolf

   tūlīt izlēca vilcene ― immediately the she-wolf jumped

   vilcene ar vilcēniem ― a she-wolf with her puppies

Declension

Declension of vilcene (5th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	vilcene	vilcenes
accusative (akuzatīvs)	vilceni	vilcenes
genitive (ģenitīvs)	vilcenes	vilceņu
dative (datīvs)	vilcenei	vilcenēm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	vilceni	vilcenēm
locative (lokatīvs)	vilcenē	vilcenēs
vocative (vokatīvs)	vilcene	vilcenes

Related terms

• vilks
• vilcēns