Wulf
See also: wulf and Wülf
German
Proper noun
Wulf
- a male given name, variant of Wolf
Proper noun
Wulf m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Wulfs or (with an article) Wulf, feminine genitive Wulf, plural Wulfs)
- a surname transferred from the given name
German Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German wulf, from Old Saxon wulf, from Proto-West Germanic *wulf, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz.
Noun
Wulf m (plural Wülf or Wülv)
- wolf (canine)
Hypernyms
- Deert
- Roofdeert
- Söögdeert
- Veerföter
- Veerföters (Tetrapoda)
See also
- Deertenkunn
- Hund
- Wildhund
- Dutch Low Saxon: wolf (some dialects), wulv (West-Veluws)
References
- Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)
Plautdietsch
Etymology
From Middle Low German and Old Saxon wulf, from Proto-West Germanic *wulf.
Noun
Wulf m (plural Wilw or Wilv)
- wolf
Saterland Frisian
n'Wulf.
Etymology
From Old Frisian wolf, from Proto-West Germanic *wulf. Cognates include West Frisian wolf and German Wolf.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvʊlf/
- Hyphenation: Wulf
Noun
Wulf m (plural Wulve)
- wolf (Canis lupus)
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015), “Wulf”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN