she-wolf en · NOUN
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Etymology
From Middle English she wolf. By surface analysis, she- + wolf. Displaced similarly native Old English wierġen.
Meanings
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A female wolf.
In some trepidation the priest and his friend accompanied the wolf to his den, where lay a she-wolf on the point of death.
1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 212:
- (figuratively, slang) A predatory woman.
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| she-wolves | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (77)
kk құртқа (female wolf) · nn ulvetik (female wolf) · is vargynja (female wolf) · ro lupoaie (female wolf) · la lupa (female wolf) · sv varginna (female wolf) · io volfino (female wolf) · gmq-osw ylva (female wolf) · sk vlčica (female wolf) · pl wilczyca (female wolf) · is úlfynja (female wolf) · oc loba (female wolf) · ru волчи́ца (female wolf) · ms serigala betina (female wolf) · fo úlvatík (female wolf) · grc λύκαινα (female wolf) · lij lôa (female wolf) · fr louve (female wolf) · sv honvarg (female wolf) · it lupa (female wolf) · lt vilkė (female wolf) · rup lupã (female wolf) · rom ruvni (female wolf) · sq ujkonjë (female wolf) · non ylgr (female wolf) · fi naarassusi (female wolf) · sv ylva (female wolf) · cs vlčice (female wolf) · sq ujkë (female wolf) · da hunulv (female wolf) · ast lloba (female wolf) · arz ديبة (female wolf) · ro lupoaică (female wolf) · sh вучица (female wolf) · nn ulve (female wolf) · taa tukoni ch'eyoni (female wolf) · ga mac tíre baineann (female wolf) · nb ulvinne (female wolf) · mk волчица (female wolf) · nn vargtik (female wolf) · kmr dêlegur (female wolf) · ba инә бүре (female wolf) · ar ذِئْبَة (female wolf) · vo jilup (female wolf) · sh vučica (female wolf) · cy bleiddast (female wolf) · be ваўчы́ца (female wolf) · ca lloba (female wolf) · de Wölfin (female wolf) · sv hon-varg (female wolf) · ckb دەڵەگورگ (female wolf) · el λύκαινα (female wolf) · sv varghona (female wolf) · pl wadera (female wolf) · da ulvinde (female wolf) · nb hunnulv (female wolf) · es loba (female wolf) · is ylgur (female wolf) · fur love (female wolf) · he זְאֵבָה (female wolf) · bg вълчица (female wolf) · nl wolvin (female wolf) · pl basiora (female wolf) · fa مادهگرگ (female wolf) · vo jiludog (female wolf) · sv varghona (female wolf) · br bleizez (female wolf) · sv vargtik (female wolf) · uk вовчи́ця (female wolf) · eo lupino (female wolf) · rup lupoanji (female wolf) · ks رامہٕ ہوٗنؠ (female wolf) · sa वृकी (female wolf) · pt loba (female wolf) · nap lopa (female wolf) · nb vargtik (female wolf) · sq ulkonjë (female wolf)