Femminile

lupa

Senso (Inglese)

female equivalent of lupo: she-wolf

sinonimi

Frequenza

37k
Con il trattino come
lù‧pa
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈlu.pa/
Etimologia (Inglese)

For Vulgar Latin *lūpa instead of the attested Latin lupa, also reflected by Piedmontese luv and luva, perhaps onomatopoeic of the wolf's howling. Similarly unexpected is French loup (despite Old French leu).

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