Welpe

== German == === Alternative forms === Welf (by-form, Nebenform) === Etymology === From 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvɛlpə/ Hyphenation: Wel‧pe === Noun === Welpe m (weak, genitive Welpen, plural Welpen, diminutive Welpchen n or Welplein n, feminine (rare) Welpin) puppy (male or of unspecified gender) (young dog) cub (male or of unspecified gender) (young of several wild animals) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “Welpe” in Duden online “Welpe”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)