ulv

== Danish == === Etymology === From Old Norse ulfr, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos (“wolf”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ulv/, [ulˀʋ] === Noun === ulv c (singular definite ulven, plural indefinite ulve) wolf ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== prærieulv c ("coyote") ulvinde c ("she-wolf") ==== See also ==== ulv on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse ulfr, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʉlʋ/ === Noun === ulv m (definite singular ulven, indefinite plural ulver, definite plural ulvene) a wolf ==== Synonyms ==== varg ==== Derived terms ==== prærieulv === References === “ulv” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === úv'e, olv, ålv (dialectal) === Etymology === From Old Norse ulfr, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. Doublet of -olv. Akin to English wolf. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʊlʋ/, /ʊɽʋ/, /ʉlʋ/ === Noun === ulv m (definite singular ulven, indefinite plural ulvar, definite plural ulvane) a wolf, particularly the grey wolf (Canis lupus) ==== Synonyms ==== varg ==== Derived terms ==== prærieulv solulv varulv (borrowed) ==== Related terms ==== Male given names: Female given names: === References === “ulv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Swedish == === Alternative forms === ulf (pre-1906 spelling) === Etymology === From Old Swedish ulver, from Old Norse ulfr, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɵlv/ Rhymes: -ɵlv === Noun === ulv c (dated, poetic) wolf ==== Usage notes ==== The word ulv was taboo in older Swedish. It was therefore replaced by the word varg, originally meaning ”criminal, evildoer”, but which is the standard word today. Dialectally and historically, a variety of taboo replacement words were in use, e.g. gråben (“grey-leg”), tasse, etc. ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== gråben tasse varg c ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === “ulv”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)