| Definitions | wolf
noun (wolves)
- A large wild canid (member of the dog family), closely related to, and at times consanguineous to the domestic dog, which is considered a subspecies of the wolf.
- (the Wolf) The constellation w:Lupus, Lupus.
- A man who makes amorous advances on many women.
Translations: - Dutch: wolf
- French: loup , louve
- German: Wolf
- Italian: lupo
(trans-mid)
- Spanish: lobo , loba
verb (wolfs, wolfing, wolfed, wolfed)
- (transitive) To devour; to gobble; to eat (something) voraciously.
Translations: - French: dévorer, engloutir
- German: herunterschlingen
- Spanish: devorar, engullir
Etymology: From < wulf < < (PIE.) wlqwos/lukwos, < Proto-Indo-European base wlp-/lup-. Cognates include Sanskrit vrkas, Polish wilk, Lithuanian vilkas, Russian ', Albanian ulk, Latin vulpes, and probably Greek ' and Latin lupus.
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