bolf

See also: Bolf and bölf

Bavarian

Noun

bolf ?

1. (Sappada, Timau) wolf

References

• Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien.

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German wolf, from Middle High German wolf, from Proto-West Germanic *wulf, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz. Cognate with German Wolf, English wolf.

Noun

bolf m (plural bölve)

1. (Luserna, Sette Comuni) wolf

   Bèar léebet metten bölven liirnet lüuman.

   Those who live with wolves learn to howl.

Declension

Declension of bolf – 1st declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	an	dar	bolf	de	bölve
accusative	an	in	bolf	de	bölve
dative	aname	me	bolfe	in	bölven

References

• “bolf” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974), Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Mòcheno

Etymology

From Middle High German wolf, from Old High German wolf, from Proto-West Germanic *wulf, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz (“wolf”). Cognate with German Wolf, English wolf.

Noun

bolf m

1. wolf

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
• “bolf” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.