Woif

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• Wolf (Southern Bavarian)

Etymology

From Middle High German wolf, from Old High German wolf, from Proto-West Germanic *wulf, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. Cognates include Yiddish וואָלף (volf), German Wolf, Dutch and English wolf, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish ulv, Gothic 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍆𐍃 (wulfs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvo̞ef/, /ˈβo̞ef/

Noun

Woif m (plural Wejf or Wöf, diminutive Woiferl) (Central Bavarian)

1. wolf, Canis lupus