Masculine
Welpe
Meaning
- (masculine, weak) puppy (male or of unspecified gender) (young dog)
- (masculine, weak) cub (male or of unspecified gender) (young of several wild animals)
Synonyms
Translations
cachorro
chiot
cucciolo
welp
catulus
cachorrinho
κουτάβιFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈvɛlpə/
Etymology
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.
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