wolf

== English == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English wolf, from Old English wulf, ƿulf, from Proto-West Germanic *wulf, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. Doublet of lobo and lupus. === Pronunciation === enPR: wo͝olf (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /wʊlf/ (General American) IPA(key): /wʊlf/, [wʊɫf], [wɵɫf] (Southern US) IPA(key): [wʟ̩ːf] (New Zealand) IPA(key): /wʊlf/, [wʊwf] (Scotland, Northern Ireland) IPA(key): /wʉlf/ enPR: wo͝of, IPA(key): /wʊf/ (now nonstandard) enPR: wŭlf, IPA(key): /wʌlf/ (obsolete) Rhymes: -ʊlf === Noun === wolf (plural wolves) (countable) Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily. Synonym: grey wolf Any of several related canines that resemble Canis lupus in appearance, especially those of the genus Canis. A man who makes amorous advances to many women. (music) A wolf tone or wolf note. (figurative) Any very ravenous, rapacious, or destructive person or thing; especially, want; starvation. One of the destructive, and usually hairy, larvae of several species of beetles and grain moths. A white worm which infests granaries, the larva of Nemapogon granella, a tineid moth. A wolf spider (Lycosidae spp.). (obsolete) An eating ulcer or sore. See lupus. A willying machine, that uses willow twigs to cleanse wool. ==== Synonyms ==== loafer, lobo, lofer, loper, lover (Southwestern US dialects) ==== Hypernyms ==== (large wild canid): Canis lupus, canid ==== Hyponyms ==== (large wild canid): she-wolf, wolfess ==== Coordinate terms ==== (large wild canid): dingo, dog (members of Canis lupus not called wolf); coyote, jackal, fox (other canids) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Ido: volfo (also from German) → Marshallese: oļip ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== “wolf”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Verb === wolf (third-person singular simple present wolfs, present participle wolfing, simple past and past participle wolfed) (transitive) To devour; to gobble; to eat (something) voraciously. (intransitive, slang) To make amorous advances to many women; to hit on women; to cruise for sex. (intransitive) To hunt for wolves. ==== Alternative forms ==== wolve (rare) ==== Synonyms ==== (devour, gobble): gulp down, wolf down ==== Translations ==== === References === “wolf”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Further reading === wolf on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === flow, fowl == Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch wolf, from Middle Dutch wolf, from Old Dutch *wulf, *wolf, from Proto-West Germanic *wulf, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. === Pronunciation === === Noun === wolf (plural wolwe) (countable) wolf (Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily) == Alemannic German == === Etymology === From Middle High German wolf, from Old High German wolf, from Proto-West Germanic *wulf, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz. Cognate with German Wolf, Dutch wolf, English wolf, Icelandic úlfur. === Noun === wolf m (Carcoforo, Formazza, Gressoney, Issime, Rimella and Campello Monti, countable) wolf (Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily) === References === Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch wolf, from Old Dutch *wulf, from Proto-West Germanic *wulf, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʋɔlf/ Hyphenation: wolf Rhymes: -ɔlf === Noun === wolf m (plural wolven, diminutive wolfje n, feminine wolvin) (countable) wolf (Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily) one of many other canids of the family Canidae, especially of the genus Canis ==== Hypernyms ==== hondachtige ==== Hyponyms ==== hond ==== Holonyms ==== roedel ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== welp ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: wolf Jersey Dutch: wâlf Negerhollands: wuluwuluk → Virgin Islands Creole: wuluwuluk (dated) == Hawaiian Creole == === Etymology === Derived from English wolf. === Noun === wolf (countable) wolf (Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily) == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch *wulf, from Proto-West Germanic *wulf, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. === Noun === wolf m wolf, grey wolf ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== wēerwolf ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: wolfAfrikaans: wolfJersey Dutch: wâlfNegerhollands: wuluwuluk→ Virgin Islands Creole: wuluwuluk (dated) Limburgish: wólf ==== Further reading ==== “wolf (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “wolf (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I == Middle English == === Alternative forms === wolfe, woulf, wulf === Etymology === From Old English wulf, from Proto-West Germanic *wulf, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /wulf/ === Noun === wolf (plural wolves, diminutive wolfy, wolfie) (countable) wolf (Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily) (figurative) terrifying person ==== Descendants ==== English: wolf→ Ido: volfo (also from German)→ Marshallese: oļip Middle Scots: wolf, woulf Scots: wouf, oof, ouf, woof == Middle High German == === Etymology === Inherited from Old High German wolf, from Proto-West Germanic *wulf, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈwolf/ === Noun === wolf m (countable) wolf (Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily) ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Alemannic German: wolf (Italian Walser) Bavarian: Woif, Wolf Cimbrian: bolf Mòcheno: bolf Udinese: bolf, bölf German: Wolf Hunsrik: Wollef Luxembourgish: Wollef Pennsylvania German: Wolf Vilamovian: wūf Yiddish: וואָלף (volf) == Old High German == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *wulf, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /wolf/ === Noun === wolf m (plural wolfa) (countable) wolf (Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== wolfbizzo Wolfgang ==== Descendants ==== Middle High German: wolfAlemannic German: wolf (Italian Walser)Bavarian: Woif, WolfCimbrian: bolfMòcheno: bolfUdinese: bolf, bölfGerman: WolfHunsrik: WollefLuxembourgish: WollefPennsylvania German: WolfVilamovian: wūfYiddish: וואָלף (volf) == Scots == === Noun === wolf (plural wolves) alternative form of wouf == West Frisian == === Etymology === From Old Frisian wolf, from Proto-West Germanic *wulf, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. === Noun === wolf c (plural wolven, diminutive wolfke) (countable) wolf (Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily) ==== Further reading ==== “wolf”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011