úv’e
Norwegian
Etymology
From Old Norse ulfr, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. Akin to English wolf.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛʉːʋə/
Noun
úv’e m (definite singular úven, definite singular dative úvæ, indefinite plural úva, definite plural úvan, definite plural dative úvó)
- (Setesdal) a wolf, particularly the grey wolf (Canis lupus)
- Hèv' úven tèkje mykji saui i år?
- Has the wolf taken much sheep this year?
See also
- ulv (Nynorsk)
References
- “úv’e” at Vallemål.no
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