"wolf" meaning in Dutch

See wolf in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʋɔlf/ Audio: Nl-wolf.ogg Forms: wolven [plural], wolfje [diminutive, neuter], wolvin [feminine]
Rhymes: -ɔlf Etymology: From Middle Dutch wolf, from Old Dutch *wulf, from Proto-West Germanic *wulf, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|wolf}} Middle Dutch wolf, {{inh|nl|odt|*wulf}} Old Dutch *wulf, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*wulf}} Proto-West Germanic *wulf, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*wulfaz}} Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, {{inh|nl|ine-pro|*wĺ̥kʷos}} Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-ven|+|f=wolvin}} wolf m (plural wolven, diminutive wolfje n, feminine wolvin)
  1. (countable) wolf (Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily) Tags: countable, masculine
    Sense id: en-wolf-nl-noun-qjtn9lqG Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Wolves Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of Wolves: 58 42
  2. one of many other canids of the family Canidae, especially of the genus Canis Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-wolf-nl-noun-3~PaXfJw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: hondachtige Hyponyms: hond Holonyms: roedel Related terms: welp
Derived forms: aardwolf, aarswolf, geldwolf, goudwolf, korenwolf, poolwolf, prairiewolf, rietwolf, strandwolf, waterwolf, weerwolf, woestijnwolf, wolfijzer, wolfsgod, wolfshond, wolfskers, wolfskind, wolfsklauw, wolfsklem, wolfsmelk, wolfspoot, wolfsspin, wolvenroedel, wolvin, zeewolf

Inflected forms

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  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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          "english": "They went to look at the wolves in the zoo.",
          "text": "Ze gingen de wolven bekijken in de dierentuin.",
          "translation": "They went to look at the wolves in the zoo.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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          "text": "Er bestaan verschillende soorten wolven.",
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      "rhymes": "-ɔlf"
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    {
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    {
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    {
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    {
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    {
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