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)

Concepten

welp

puppy

pup

jong

Synoniemen

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

Vertalingen

cachorro

chiot

cucciolo

puppy

whelp

cagnolino

catulus

cub

louveteau

filhote

pup

petit

κουτάβι

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈvɛlpə/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelhoogduits: welf

Overgenomen van Oudhoogduits: hwelf

Geleend van Middle Low German: welp

Verwant aan 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.