Woif

== Bavarian == === Alternative forms === Wolf (Southern Bavarian) === Etymology === From Middle High German wolf, from Old High German wolf, from Proto-West Germanic *wulf, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. Cognates include Yiddish וואָלף (volf), German Wolf, Dutch and English wolf, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish ulv, Gothic 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍆𐍃 (wulfs). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvo̞ef/, /ˈβo̞ef/ === Noun === Woif m (plural Wejf or Wöf, diminutive Woiferl) (Central Bavarian) wolf, Canis lupus