"volpe" meaning in Italian

See volpe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈvol.pe/ Audio: LL-Q652 (ita)-LangPao-volpe.wav
Rhymes: -olpe Etymology: Inherited from Latin vulpēs (accusative vulpem) from earlier volpēs, from Proto-Italic *wolpis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl(o)p ~ *h₂ulp (“(red) fox”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|it|la|vulpēs|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin vulpēs, {{inh+|it|la|vulpēs}} Inherited from Latin vulpēs, {{inh|it|itc-pro|*wolpis}} Proto-Italic *wolpis, {{der|it|ine-pro|*h₂wl(o)p}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl(o)p Head templates: {{it-noun|f|aug=volpóna,volpóne<g:m>|dim=volpétta,volpìna,volpìno<g:m>,volpicèlla,volpicìno<g:m>|dim_aug=volpacchiòtta,volpacchiòtto|pej=volpàccia;volponàccia<q:always figurative>,volponàccio<g:m>}} volpe f (plural volpi, diminutive volpétta or volpìna or volpìno m or volpicèlla or volpicìno m, augmentative volpóna or volpóne m, diminutive-augmentative volpacchiòtta or volpacchiòtto, pejorative volpàccia; (always figurative) volponàccia or volponàccio m) Forms: volpi [plural], volpétta [diminutive], volpìna [diminutive], volpìno [diminutive, masculine], volpicèlla [diminutive], volpicìno [diminutive, masculine], volpóna [augmentative], volpóne [augmentative, masculine], volpàccia [pejorative], golpe [alternative, Tuscany]
  1. fox, vixen Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-volpe-it-noun-6U~B8esd Categories (other): Italian links with redundant wikilinks, Foxes Disambiguation of Italian links with redundant wikilinks: 50 50 Disambiguation of Foxes: 89 11
  2. a crafty person Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-volpe-it-noun-SdrXRnPr Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of Italian links with redundant wikilinks: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: volpacchiotto, volpeggiare, volpicino, volpino, volpone
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for volpe meaning in Italian (3.7kB)

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