Wild

== English == === Proper noun === Wild A surname from Middle English originally referring to a wild person, or for someone living in uncultivated land. === See also === Wyld == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɪlt/ === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German wilt, from Old High German wild, from Proto-Germanic *wilþaz (z-stem), from the root of *wilþijaz (“wild”). Cognate with Dutch wild, Old English wildor. ==== Noun ==== Wild n (strong, genitive Wildes or Wilds, no plural) (hunting, collective) game (huntable animals) (cooking) game meat ===== Declension ===== ===== Hyponyms ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From the adjective wild. ==== Proper noun ==== Wild m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Wilds or (with an article) Wild, plural Wilds or Wild) a surname ===== Alternative forms ===== Wilde, Wildt === Further reading === “Wild” in Duden online