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Translation

wolf

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Word origin

From Latin lupus, the same word Italian keeps as lupo. English lupine, wolf-like, comes from the same root.

Origin
Latin
Root
lupus
English cognates
lupine

Examples

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The wolf lives in the forest.

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A wolf is a wild animal, similar to a dog.

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In the night we heard wolves.

is the fairy-tale regular, and Esperanto's proverb collection leans on it as hard as Europe's languages do: , , the wolf changes its hairs but not its deeds. A she-wolf is o, a cub o, and means wolfishly, should your appetite require it. Its domesticated cousin sits one shelf over.

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This word is taught in chapter 12, lesson 8: lupo, reala, nuntempe and 7 more words.