ulv

See also: Ulv

Danish

En ulv - A wolf

Etymology

From Old Norse úlfr, 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

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See also


Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse úlfr, 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

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʉlʋ/

Noun

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

  1. a wolf, particularly the grey wolf (Canis lupus)

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Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɵlv/

Noun

ulv c

  1. (archaic, poetic) wolf

Usage notes

The word ulv was taboo in old Swedish. It was usually replaced by the noa word varg, which is the word commonly used in modern Swedish.

Declension

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

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