vilcene

See also: vilcenē

Latvian

Vilcene

Etymology

From vilks (“wolf”) +‎ -ene (with k > c via palatalization).

Pronunciation

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Noun

vilcene f (5th declension)

1. female wolf, she-wolf

   tūlīt izlēca vilcene ― immediately the she-wolf jumped

   vilcene ar vilcēniem ― a she-wolf with her puppies

Declension

Declension of vilcene (5th declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	vilcene	vilcenes
genitive	vilcenes	vilceņu
dative	vilcenei	vilcenēm
accusative	vilceni	vilcenes
instrumental	vilceni	vilcenēm
locative	vilcenē	vilcenēs
vocative	vilcene	vilcenes

Related terms

• vilks
• vilcēns