Welpe

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (masculine, weak) puppy (male or of unspecified gender) (young dog)
2. (masculine, weak) cub (male or of unspecified gender) (young of several wild animals)

Sinonieme

Hündchen

Hund

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Hündin

Junges

Rüde

Wauwau

kräftiger Junge

Tigerjunges

Wolfsjunges

Hundewelpe

Löwenjunges

Bärenjunges

Dachsjunges

Tigerbaby

Eisbärjunges

Gepardenjunges

Löwenbaby

Eisbärenjunges

Leopardenjunges

Braunbärenjunges

Pandajunges

Fuchsjunges

Heuler

Welpin

Vertalings

cachorro

chiot

puppy

cucciolo

whelp

welp

cagnolino

catulus

cub

louveteau

puppy

petit

pup

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈvɛlpə/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle High German: welf

Geërf van Old High German: hwelf

Geleen van Middle Low German: welp

Verwante met Engels: whelp

In summary

Form Middle High German welf, welfe, from Old High German hwelf, from Proto-West Germanic *hwelp, from Proto-Germanic *hwelpaz. The consonantism in modern Welpe is from Middle Low German welp, from Old Saxon hwelp. Cognate to English whelp.