lup

See also: łup and lụp

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• lupu

Etymology

From Latin lupus, from an Osco-Umbrian language, from Proto-Italic *lukʷos, metathesis of Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. Compare Romanian lup.

Noun

lup m (plural luchi; feminine equivalent lupoanji / lupoanje or lupã)

1. wolf

Derived terms

• lupsã

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lupъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlup]

Noun

lup m inan

1. plunder, spoil

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

• loupit
• lupič

 

Further reading

• “lup”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
• “lup”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Etruscan

Romanization

lup

1. Romanization of 𐌋𐌖𐌐

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch loep (“magnifying glass”), from French loupe, from Old French loupe (“sapphire lens, imperfect gem, mass of hot metal”), from Frankish *luppa (“something pendulous”), from Proto-Germanic *lubbǭ (“that which hangs or dangles”), *lub- (“to peel, hang”), from Proto-Indo-European *lep- (“to peel, skin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlʊp̚]
• Rhymes: -lʊp, -ʊp, -p
• Hyphenation: lup

Noun

lup (plural lup-lup, first-person possessive lupku, second-person possessive lupmu, third-person possessive lupnya)

1. (optics) magnifying glass.

   Synonyms: kaca pembesar, suryakanta

Further reading

• “lup” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Istro-Romanian

Etymology

From Latin lupus, from an Osco-Umbrian language, from Proto-Italic *lukʷos, metathesis of Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lup]

Noun

lup m (plural lupi, definite singular lupu)

1. wolf

Megleno-Romanian

Etymology

From Latin lupus.

Noun

lup m

1. wolf

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lup/
• Rhymes: -up
• Syllabification: lup
• Homophone: lub

Noun

lup f

1. genitive plural of lupa

Romanian

Un lup.

Alternative forms

• луп (lup) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

Etymology

Inherited from Latin lupus, from an Osco-Umbrian language, from Proto-Italic *lukʷos, metathesis of Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlup/

• Audio (male voice):

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• Audio (female voice):

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• Rhymes: -up
• Hyphenation: lup

Noun

lup m (plural lupi)

1. wolf

Declension

Declension of lup

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) lup	lupul	(niște) lupi	lupii
genitive/dative	(unui) lup	lupului	(unor) lupi	lupilor
vocative	lupule		lupilor

Related terms

• lupan
• lupare
• lupărie
• lupei
• lupesc
• lupoaică
• lupoaie

Volapük

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lupus (lupus > lup; cf. French: loup, Italian: lupo, Esperanto: lupo).

Noun

lup (nominative plural lups)

1. wolf (family Canidae)

Declension

declension of lup

	singular	plural
nominative	lup	lups
genitive	lupa	lupas
dative	lupe	lupes
accusative	lupi	lupis
vocative 1	o lup!	o lups!
predicative 2	lupu	lupus

• ¹ status as a case is disputed
• ² in later, non-classical Volapük only

Synonyms

• ludog (older term, now obsolete)

Hypernyms

• follögaf
• nim
• sügaf, süganim

Hyponyms

• hilup (“he-wolf”)
• jilup (“she-wolf”)
• lelup
• lupil
• lupül (“wolf cub”)

Derived terms

• lupadog
• lupik
• lupiknibaträp

See also

• ber (“bear”)
• dog (“dog”)
• kat (“cat”)