welp
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Representing well pronounced with the mouth snapped closed at the end.[1] Compare yep, yup, nope, and ope.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wɛlp/, [wɛlp̚]
Audio (AU): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛlp
- Homophone: whelp (in accents with the wine-whine merger)
Interjection
welp
- (slang) Well, typically used in exasperation.
- 2018 March 25, Adam Rogers, “The Cambridge Analytica Data Apocalypse Was Predicted in 2007”, in Wired[2]:
- “Nuclear power is a dual-use technology. It can be weaponized.” Welp. “It is sort of what we anticipated, that there would be a Three Mile Island moment around data sharing that would rock the research community,” Lazer says.
References
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch welp, from Old Dutch welp, from Proto-Germanic *hwelpaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
welp m or n (plural welpen, diminutive welpje n)
- whelp, young mammal of certain carnivorous species, notably canine pup, bear - or lion cub
- human youngster, especially of age group 8-11 in boy scouts
Derived terms
References
- M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch welp, from Proto-Germanic *hwelpaz.
Noun
welp n or m
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: welp
Further reading
- “welp”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “welp (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Middle English
Noun
welp
- Alternative form of whelp
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value gmq-bot is not valid. See WT:LOL., from Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value gmq-bot is not valid. See WT:LOL..
Pronunciation
- (noun):
- (Burträsk) Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value gmq-bot is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
- (Skellefteå) Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value gmq-bot is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
- (Luleå) Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value gmq-bot is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
- (Kalix) Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value gmq-bot is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
- (verb):
- (Burträsk) Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value gmq-bot is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
- (Luleå) Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value gmq-bot is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
Noun
Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value gmq-bot is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
Derived terms
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value gmq-bot is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
Verb
Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value gmq-bot is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
- to whelp
- English 1-syllable words
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- Rhymes:English/ɛlp
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- Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛlp
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- nl:Baby animals
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- Middle Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch
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- dum:Baby animals
- Middle English lemmas
- Middle English verbs
- gmq-bot:Baby animals
- gmq-bot:Dogs