ulv
Danish
En ulv - A wolf
Etymology
From Old Norse úlfr, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos (“wolf”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ulv/, [ulˀʋ]
Noun
ulv c (singular definite ulven, plural indefinite ulve)
Inflection
Derived terms
See also
-
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse úlfr, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʉlʋ/
Noun
ulv m (definite singular ulven, indefinite plural ulver, definite plural ulvene)
- a wolf
Synonyms
References
- “ulv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse úlfr, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. Akin to English wolf.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʉlʋ/
Noun
ulv m (definite singular ulven, indefinite plural ulvar, definite plural ulvane)
- a wolf, particularly the grey wolf (Canis lupus)
- 1856, Ivar Aasen, Norske Ordsprog:
- Liggjande Ulv fær inkje Lambekjøt.
- A wolf lying down rarely gets lamb meat.
- Liggjande Ulv fær inkje Lambekjøt.
- 1856, Ivar Aasen, Norske Ordsprog:
Synonyms
References
- “ulv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Alternative forms
- ulf (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Swedish ulver, from Old Norse úlfr, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɵlv/
Noun
ulv c
- (archaic) wolf
Usage notes
The word ulv was taboo in old Swedish. It was usually replaced by the noa word varg, which is the word commonly used in modern Swedish.
Declension
| Declension of ulv | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | ulv | ulven | ulvar | ulvarna |
| Genitive | ulvs | ulvens | ulvars | ulvarnas |
Synonyms
- varg c
Derived terms
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