goupil

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡu.pil/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: goupil

Inherited from Old French: gupil

Inherited from Latin: vulpēcula

Cognate with Occitan: volpìlh

Cognate with Catalan: volpell

Cognate with Portuguese: golpelha

Cognate with Spanish: vulpeja

In summary

Inherited from Middle French goupil, from Old French gupil, golpil, gulpil, vorpil, volpil, from Vulgar Latin *vulpīculus, alteration of Latin vulpēcula (“fox kit”), diminutive of vulpēs. Compare goupille. See also Old Italian volpiglio, Occitan volpìlh, Catalan volpell, Portuguese golpelha, Spanish vulpeja.
The initial g- suggests influence from a Germanic word in w-, most likely Frankish *wulf (“wolf”). Compare gui and gaine with the same Frankish influence on a Latin-derived word.
Replaced by renard, by euphemism.

Concepts

fox

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red fox

Synonyms

renard

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Translations

Fuchs

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zorro

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tilki

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vos

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raposa

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αλεπού

vulpes

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volpe

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guineu

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guilla

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rainal

guèine

mandra

lis

zorra