ulv

See also: Ulv

Danish

En ulv - A wolf

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ulv/, [ulˀʋ]

Noun

ulv c (singular definite ulven, plural indefinite ulve)

1. wolf

Inflection

Declension of ulv

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ulv	ulven	ulve	ulvene
genitive	ulvs	ulvens	ulves	ulvenes

Derived terms

• prærieulv c ("coyote")
• ulvinde c ("she-wolf")

See also

• ulv on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse ulfr, 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)

1. a wolf

Synonyms

• varg

Derived terms

• prærieulv

References

• “ulv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

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

Alternative forms

• úv’e, olv, ålv (dialectal)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʊlʋ/, /ʊɽʋ/, /ʉlʋ/

Noun

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

1. 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.

Synonyms

• varg

Derived terms

• prærieulv

References

• “ulv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Alternative forms

• ulf (pre-1906 spelling)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɵlv/
• Rhymes: -ɵlv

Noun

ulv c

1. (dated, poetic) wolf

Usage notes

• 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

Declension of ulv
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	ulv	ulven	ulvar	ulvarna
Genitive	ulvs	ulvens	ulvars	ulvarnas

Synonyms

• gråben
• tasse
• varg c

Derived terms

• tjuta med ulvarna
• ulv i fårakläder
• varulv
• yla med ulvarna

 

Related terms

• olvon
• Ulf
• Ylva

 

References

• ulv in Svensk ordbok (SO)