"loup" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /lu/ Audio: Fr-loup.ogg Forms: loups [plural], louve [feminine]
Rhymes: -u Etymology: Inherited from Middle French loup, from an old western dialectal variant lou of Old French leu (or reformed analogically from the feminine louve) from Latin lupus (“wolf”). Cognate with Italian lupo; Portuguese and Spanish lobo. Etymology templates: {{dercat|fr|frm|fro|la|itc-sbl|ine-pro}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|loup|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French loup, {{inh+|fr|frm|loup}} Inherited from Middle French loup, {{m|fro|lou}} lou, {{der|fr|fro|leu}} Old French leu, {{m|fr|louve}} louve, {{der|fr|la|lupus|t=wolf}} Latin lupus (“wolf”), {{cog|it|lupo}} Italian lupo, {{cog|pt,es|lobo}} Portuguese and Spanish lobo Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=louve}} loup m (plural loups, feminine louve)
  1. wolf Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Canids, Wolves
    Sense id: en-loup-fr-noun-92thuWLb Disambiguation of Canids: 54 4 37 5 Disambiguation of Wolves: 59 3 25 14
  2. bass (fish) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-loup-fr-noun-V9SjMgwv
  3. mask, eyemask Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Male animals
    Sense id: en-loup-fr-noun-Z0j8DotZ Disambiguation of Male animals: 8 8 74 9 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 82 13
  4. flaw Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-loup-fr-noun-AxoEJ7I3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Loup, louveteau

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "à pas de loup"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "avoir une faim de loup"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "crier au loup"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "entre chien et loup"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "faire noir comme chez le loup"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "loulou"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "loup de mer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "loup fouisseur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "loup-garou"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "l’homme est un loup pour l’homme"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "quand on parle du loup"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "se jeter dans la gueule du loup"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "voir le loup"
    }
  ],
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            "1": "en",
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: Loup",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: Loup"
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "frm",
        "3": "loup"
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      "args": {
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "leu"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French leu",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "louve"
      },
      "expansion": "louve",
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "lupus",
        "t": "wolf"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin lupus (“wolf”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "lupo"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian lupo",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt,es",
        "2": "lobo"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese and Spanish lobo",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "loups",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "louve",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "loup m (plural loups, feminine louve)",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Loup"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "louveteau"
    }
  ],
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          "_dis": "54 4 37 5",
          "kind": "lifeform",
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            "Mammals",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "59 3 25 14",
          "kind": "lifeform",
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          "name": "Wolves",
          "orig": "fr:Wolves",
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        }
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          "english": "a young wolf",
          "text": "un jeune loup",
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        }
      ],
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          "wolf"
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        "bass (fish)"
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          "bass"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
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        },
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          "orig": "fr:Male animals",
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            "Male",
            "Lifeforms",
            "Gender",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Biology",
            "Psychology",
            "Sociology",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature",
            "Sciences",
            "Social sciences",
            "Society"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mask, eyemask"
      ],
      "id": "en-loup-fr-noun-Z0j8DotZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "mask",
          "mask"
        ],
        [
          "eyemask",
          "eyemask"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "flaw"
      ],
      "id": "en-loup-fr-noun-AxoEJ7I3",
      "links": [
        [
          "flaw",
          "flaw"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lu/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-u"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-loup.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/8f/Fr-loup.ogg/Fr-loup.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/Fr-loup.ogg",
      "text": "audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "loup"
}
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    "French countable nouns",
    "French entries with incorrect language header",
    "French lemmas",
    "French masculine nouns",
    "French nouns",
    "French terms derived from Latin",
    "French terms derived from Middle French",
    "French terms derived from Old French",
    "French terms derived from Osco-Umbrian languages",
    "French terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "French terms inherited from Middle French",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "French terms with audio links",
    "Rhymes:French/u",
    "Rhymes:French/u/1 syllable",
    "fr:Canids",
    "fr:Male animals",
    "fr:Wolves"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "à pas de loup"
    },
    {
      "word": "avoir une faim de loup"
    },
    {
      "word": "crier au loup"
    },
    {
      "word": "entre chien et loup"
    },
    {
      "word": "faire noir comme chez le loup"
    },
    {
      "word": "loulou"
    },
    {
      "word": "loup de mer"
    },
    {
      "word": "loup fouisseur"
    },
    {
      "word": "loup-garou"
    },
    {
      "word": "l’homme est un loup pour l’homme"
    },
    {
      "word": "quand on parle du loup"
    },
    {
      "word": "se jeter dans la gueule du loup"
    },
    {
      "word": "voir le loup"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "fro",
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      "name": "der"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "louve"
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      "expansion": "louve",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
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      "expansion": "Latin lupus (“wolf”)",
      "name": "der"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
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      "args": {
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        "2": "lobo"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese and Spanish lobo",
      "name": "cog"
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  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Middle French loup, from an old western dialectal variant lou of Old French leu (or reformed analogically from the feminine louve) from Latin lupus (“wolf”).\nCognate with Italian lupo; Portuguese and Spanish lobo.",
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      "form": "loups",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "louve",
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    {
      "word": "Loup"
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      "word": "louveteau"
    }
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        "mask, eyemask"
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          "eyemask",
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