Wolf

See also: wolf

English

Etymology 1

From wolf.

Proper noun

Wolf

  1. 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

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
  2. A male given name
Derived terms

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

From wolf.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Wolf m

  1. (astronomy) Lupus

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

  • IPA(key): /vɔlf/
  • (file)
  • (file)

Noun

Wolf m (strong, genitive Wolfes or Wolfs, plural Wölfe, feminine Wölfin)

  1. wolf
  2. (astronomy) the constellation Lupus
  3. shredder, mincer
  4. 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 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

  • Ido: volfo (also from English)

See also

(canids) Hund; Kojote, Hund, Fuchs, Schakal, Wolf (Category: de:Canids)

Proper noun

Wolf

  1. 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)

  1. a surname transferred from the given name, or as a nickname from the animal; variant form Wolff

Further reading

  • Wolf” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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)

  1. wolf

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvowf/ [ˈvoʊ̯f]

Proper noun

Wolf

  1. a surname from German

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Wolf.

Proper noun

Wolf m (genitive/dative lui Wolf)

  1. a surname from German

References

  • Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names], Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică
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