Wölfin

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German wülvinne, wulfinne, from Old High German *wulfinna, from Proto-West Germanic *wulfini. Equivalent to Wolf (“wolf”) +‎ -in. The modern -ö- from readaptation to the basic word. Displaced Middle High German wülpe and the hybrid form wülpinne.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvœlfɪn/
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Noun

Wölfin f (genitive Wölfin, plural Wölfinnen, masculine Wolf)

  1. she-wolf, a female wolf
    Die Wölfin von Rom ― The She-Wolf of Rome

Declension

Declension of Wölfin
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Wölfin die Wölfinnen
genitive einer der Wölfin der Wölfinnen
dative einer der Wölfin den Wölfinnen
accusative eine die Wölfin die Wölfinnen

Further reading

  • “Wölfin” in Duden online
  • “Wölfin” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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