vlk

== Czech == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Czech vlk, from Proto-Slavic *vьlkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wilkás, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈvl̩k] Hyphenation: vlk Rhymes: -l̩k === Noun === vlk m anim (female equivalent vlčice, relational adjective vlčí) wolf V dálce slyšely výt vlky. ― The howls of wolves could be heard from the distance. (expressive) experienced, courageous person (expressive, derogatory) insidious, cruel person ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Noun === vlk m inan child's noisemaking spinning top (textiles, rare) tearing machine (colloquial) sprain, charley horse (forestry) burgeoning tree shoot (folk) spiny burdock fruit (folk) charred candle wick ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “vlk”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “vlk”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “vlk”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Old Czech == === Alternative forms === vľk (alternative writing) === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vьlkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wilkás, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈʋl̩k/ IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈvl̩k/ === Noun === vlk m animal wolf ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Czech: vlk === Further reading === Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “vlk”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění == Serbo-Croatian == === Noun === vlk m anim (Cyrillic spelling влк) obsolete spelling of vuk == Slovak == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vьlkъ. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vl̩k/, [ˈʋl̩k] Rhymes: -l̩k Homophone: Vlk === Noun === vlk m pers or m animal (genitive singular vlka, nominative plural vlci or vlky, genitive plural vlkov, declension pattern of chlap or dub) wolf ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== vlčica vlčí vĺča vĺčok, vĺčik vlčisko === Further reading === “vlk”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026