Feminine
lupa
Meaning
female equivalent of lupo: she-wolf
Synonyms
Translations
louve
Wölfin
wolvin
dêlegur
loba
loba
λύκαινα
lloba
lupa
dişi kurt
lobaFrequency
Hyphenated as
lù‧pa
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlu.pa/
Etymology
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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