"וואָלף" meaning in Yiddish

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Noun

IPA: /vɔɫf/ Forms: volf [romanization], velf [romanization]
Etymology: From Old High German wolf, from Proto-West Germanic *wulf, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. Etymology templates: {{inh|yi|goh|wolf}} Old High German wolf, {{inh|yi|gmw-pro|*wulf}} Proto-West Germanic *wulf, {{inh|yi|gem-pro|*wulfaz}} Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, {{inh|yi|ine-pro|*wĺ̥kʷos}} Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos Head templates: {{head|yi|noun|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr=}} וואָלף • (volf) m, {{yi-noun|g=m|pl=וועלף}} וואָלף • (volf) m, plural וועלף (velf)
  1. wolf Categories (lifeform): Canids Derived forms: ערדוואָלף (erdvolf)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for וואָלף meaning in Yiddish (2.2kB)

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "wolf"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German wolf",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*wulf"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *wulf",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*wulfaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *wulfaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*wĺ̥kʷos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old High German wolf, from Proto-West Germanic *wulf, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "volf",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "velf",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
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        "1": "yi",
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        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "וואָלף • (volf) m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "pl": "וועלף"
      },
      "expansion": "וואָלף • (volf) m, plural וועלף (velf)",
      "name": "yi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yiddish",
  "lang_code": "yi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yiddish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Yiddish entries with topic categories using raw markup",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with topic categories using raw markup",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yiddish terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yiddish terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
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          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "yi",
          "name": "Canids",
          "orig": "yi:Canids",
          "parents": [
            "Carnivores",
            "Mammals",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "roman": "erdvolf",
          "word": "ערדוואָלף"
        }
      ],
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        "wolf"
      ],
      "id": "en-וואָלף-yi-noun-92thuWLb",
      "links": [
        [
          "wolf",
          "wolf"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/vɔɫf/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "וואָלף"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "erdvolf",
      "word": "ערדוואָלף"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "wolf"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German wolf",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*wulf"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *wulf",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*wulfaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *wulfaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*wĺ̥kʷos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old High German wolf, from Proto-West Germanic *wulf, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "volf",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "velf",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "וואָלף • (volf) m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "pl": "וועלף"
      },
      "expansion": "וואָלף • (volf) m, plural וועלף (velf)",
      "name": "yi-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "yi",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Yiddish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Yiddish entries with topic categories using raw markup",
        "Yiddish lemmas",
        "Yiddish masculine nouns",
        "Yiddish nouns",
        "Yiddish terms derived from Old High German",
        "Yiddish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Yiddish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Yiddish terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Yiddish terms inherited from Old High German",
        "Yiddish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Yiddish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Yiddish terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Yiddish terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Yiddish terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "Yiddish terms with redundant script codes",
        "yi:Canids"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "wolf"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wolf",
          "wolf"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/vɔɫf/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "וואָלף"
}

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