vilkas

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *vilk'as. Related to Estonian vilgas, Ingrian vilkas and Karelian vilkas. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋilkɑs/, [ˈʋilkɑ̝s̠] Rhymes: -ilkɑs Syllabification(key): vil‧kas Hyphenation(key): vil‧kas === Adjective === vilkas (comparative vilkkaampi, superlative vilkkain) lively, vivacious, perky (of a living thing) vivid (e.g. of imagination) quick, fast, rapid, nimble luikkia vilkkaasti pakoon ― to scurry off quickly busy, heavy (of traffic) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “vilkas”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 4 July 2023 == Ingrian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *vilk'as. Cognates include Finnish vilkas and Estonian vilgas. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋilkɑs/, [ˈʋiɫkəz̠] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋilkɑs/, [ˈʋiɫɡ̊ɑʒ̥] Rhymes: -ilkɑs Hyphenation: vil‧kas === Adjective === vilkas (comparative vilkkaamp) attentive, observant ==== Declension ==== === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 666 == Lithuanian == === Etymology === From Proto-Balto-Slavic *wilkás, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [²ˈʋʲɪlˑkɐs] Rhymes: -ɪlˑkɐs Syllabification: vil̃‧kas === Noun === vil̃kas m (plural vilkai̇̃) stress pattern 4 wolf ==== Declension ==== === References === “vilkas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2026 == Swedish == === Pronoun === vilkas whose; genitive plural of vilken === Anagrams === Alviks