Wölfin

Meaning

female equivalent of Wolf: she-wolf, wolfess

Concepts

she-wolf

wolf

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bitch

Synonyms

Lupine

Wolf

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Talar

Fähe

Schakalin

Füchsin

Kojotin

Hündin

Translations

loba

louve

loba

wolvin

lupa

λύκαινα

lupa

lloba

dêlegur

lupine

lupae

λύκος

lupus

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loup

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvœlfɪn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: wülvinne

Inherited from Old High German: *wulfinna

In summary

From Middle High German wülvinne, wulfinne, from Old High German *wulfinna, from Proto-West Germanic *wulfini. Equivalent to Wolf (“wolf”) + -in. The modern -ö- from readaptation to the basic word. Displaced Middle High German wülpe and the hybrid form wülpinne.