# Wolf
## English
### Etymology 1

From wolf.

#### Proper noun

Wolf
* The constellation Lupus.

#### See also

* Lupus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Etymology 2

From Middle English and German short forms of given names containing the Germanic element "wolf".

#### Proper noun

Wolf
* A surname transferred from the given name.
* A male given name.

##### Derived terms

* Wolf number

### Anagrams

* flow, fowl

## Dutch
### Etymology

From wolf.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Wolf m
* (astronomy) Lupus

## German
### Etymology

From Middle High German wolf, from Old High German wolf, from Proto-West Germanic *wulf, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. Compare Dutch and English wolf, Danish ulv, Gothic 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍆𐍃 (wulfs).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /vɔlf/
* Audio:(file)
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

Wolf m (strong, genitive Wolfes or Wolfs, plural Wölfe, feminine Wölfin)
* wolf
* (astronomy) the constellation Lupus
* shredder, mincer
* skin abrasion (acquired on long hikes or marches, through the friction of one's clothes)

#### Declension

$^1$Now rare, see notes.

#### Derived terms

* Ägyptischer Wolf
* Aktenwolf
* Arabischer Wolf
* Äthiopischer Wolf
* Beutelwolf
* Bienenwolf
* Büffelwolf
* der Große Böse Wolf
* der Mensch ist dem Menschen ein Wolf
* der Wolf und der Fuchs
* der Wolf und der Mensch
* der Wolf und die sieben jungen Geißlein
* Droussierwolf
* einen Wolf wittern
* einsamer Wolf
* Erbsenwolf
* Erd-Wolfspinne, Erdwolfspinne
* Erdwolf
* Falklandwolf
* Fleischwolf
* Gerstenwolf
* Getreidewolf
* gieriger Wolf
* Graswolf
* Grauer Wolf
* Haferwolf
* Hautwolf
* heulender Wolf
* Heulwolf
* Hokkaido-Wolf
* Honshu-Wolf
* hungrig wie ein Wolf
* Iberischer Wolf
* Indischer Wolf
* Italienischer Wolf
* Kartoffelwolf
* Kaspischer Wolf
* Klopfwolf
* Kornwolf
* Leitwolf
* Mackenzie-Wolf
* Mähnenwolf
* Mexikanischer Wolf
* Mischling aus Hund und Wolf
* Pflaumenwolf
* Polarwolf
* Präriewolf
* Reißwolf
* Roggenwolf
* Rotwolf
* Russischer Wolf
* Schienenwolf
* Schneewolf
* Seewolf
* Steppenwolf
* Strandwolf
* Tasmanischer Wolf
* Tigerwolf
* Timberwolf
* Tschechoslowakischer Wolfhund
* Tundrawolf
* Weißwolf
* Werwolf
* Wolf im Schafspelz
* Wolf-Hund-Hybride
* Wölfchen
* Wölflein
* Wolfs-Eisenhut
* wolfsähnlich
* wolfsartig
* Wolfsauge
* Wolfsbarsch
* Wolfsbast
* Wolfsbau
* Wolfsbeere
* Wolfsbestand
* Wolfsblut
* Wolfsbrut
* Wolfsfährte
* Wolfsfamilie
* Wolfsfell
* Wolfsgeheul
* Wolfsgott
* Wolfsgrube
* Wolfshering
* Wolfshöhle
* Wolfshund
* Wolfshunger
* Wolfsjagd
* Wolfsjunges
* Wolfskardinalbarsch
* Wolfskind
* Wolfsklaue
* Wolfskopf
* Wolfsmagen
* Wolfsmensch
* Wolfsmilch
* Wolfsmilcheule
* Wolfsmilchgewächs
* Wolfsmilchschwärmer
* Wolfsmilchspanner
* Wolfsmilchspinner
* Wolfspinne
* Wolfsquinte
* Wolfsrachen
* Wolfsrüde
* Wolfsrudel
* Wolfsrudeltaktik
* Wolfssalmler
* Wolfsschanze
* Wolfsschlucht
* Wolfsschur
* Wolfsspur
* Wolfswelpe
* Wolfswelpin
* Wolfszähne
* Wolfton
* Wolftöter

#### Descendants

* → Ido: volfo (also from English)

#### See also

* canids: Hunde: Fuchs · Hund · Kojote · Schakal · Wolf

### Proper noun

Wolf
* a diminutive of the male given name Wolfgang, also diminutive of other Germanic compound names beginning with Wolf-

### Proper noun

Wolf m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Wolfs or (with an article) Wolf, feminine genitive Wolf, plural Wolfs)
* a surname transferred from the given name, or as a nickname from the animal; variant form Wolff

### Further reading

* “Wolf” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Pennsylvania German
### Etymology

From Middle High German wolf, from Old High German wolf, from Proto-West Germanic *wulf, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. Compare German Wolf, Dutch wolf and English wolf, Danish ulv, Gothic 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍆𐍃 (wulfs).

### Noun

Wolf m (plural Welf)
* wolf

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### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈvowf/ [ˈvoʊ̯f]

### Proper noun

Wolf
* a surname from German

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from German Wolf.

### Proper noun

Wolf m (genitive/dative lui Wolf)
* a surname from German

### References

* Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names]‎, Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică