Wölfin

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German

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvœlfɪn/
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Noun

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

  1. she-wolf, a female wolf
    Die Wölfin von RomThe She-Wolf of Rome

Declension

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Further reading

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