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Webster 1913 Edition

Wilk

Wilk

,
Noun.
(Zool.)
See
Whelk
.
[Obs.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Wilk

WILK

, WHILK,
Noun.
[G., to wither, or cause to wither.] A species of shell. [See Welk.]

Definition 2024

Wilk

Wilk

See also: wilk

English

Proper noun

Wilk

  1. A patronymic surname​.

wilk

wilk

See also: Wilk

English

Noun

wilk ‎(plural wilks)

  1. (zoology) Obsolete form of whelk.

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vьlkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wilkas, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. Cognates include Latvian vilks, Lithuanian vilkas, Old High German wolf, Latin lupus, Ancient Greek λύκος ‎(lúkos), Old Persian 𐎺𐎼𐎣 ‎(varka) and Sanskrit वृक ‎(vṛka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vilk]

Noun

wilk m anim ‎(diminutive wilczek, feminine wilczyca)

  1. wolf
  2. (colloquial) cold (disease)

Declension

Derived terms

  • (verb) patrzeć wilkiem
  • (noun) wilczur
  • (adjective) wilczy
    • wilczy głód

Related terms

Etymology

A back-formation from Wilkin, from a medieval diminutive of the given name Will.

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