lup

See also: łup

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

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Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lupъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlup]

Noun

1. plunder, spoil

Related terms

• loupit
• lupič

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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

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lup/
• Homophone: lub

Noun

lup f

1. genitive plural of lupa

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Romanian

Un lup.

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)

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

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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”)