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Danish

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En ulv - A wolf

Etymology

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From Old Norse ulfr, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos (wolf).

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Noun

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ulv c (singular definite ulven, plural indefinite ulve)

  1. wolf

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology

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From Old Norse ulfr, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos.

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Noun

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ulv m (definite singular ulven, indefinite plural ulver, definite plural ulvene)

  1. a wolf

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

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Etymology

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From Old Norse ulfr, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. Doublet of -olv. Akin to English wolf.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʊlʋ/, /ʊɽʋ/, /ʉlʋ/

Noun

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ulv m (definite singular ulven, indefinite plural ulvar, definite plural ulvane)

  1. a wolf, particularly the grey wolf (Canis lupus)

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Swedish

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Alternative forms

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  • ulf (pre-1906 spelling)

Etymology

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From Old Swedish ulver, from Old Norse ulfr, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ulv c

  1. (dated, poetic) wolf

Usage notes

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  • The word ulv was taboo in older Swedish. It was therefore replaced by the word varg, originally meaning ”criminal, evildoer”, but which is the standard word today. Dialectally and historically, a variety of taboo replacement words were in use, e.g. gråben (grey-leg), tasse, etc.

Declension

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Declension of ulv
nominative genitive
singular indefinite ulv ulvs
definite ulven ulvens
plural indefinite ulvar ulvars
definite ulvarna ulvarnas

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