wilk
Meaning
- wolf
- (colloquial) male wolf, he-wolf
- (colloquial) German Shepherd
- (colloquial) wolfskin
Frequency
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/vilk/
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vьlkъ. Sense 2 is a semantic loan from Latin lupus. For the sense “meatgrinder,” compare German Fleischwolf.
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