lupül
Volapük
Etymology
From lup (“wolf”) + -ül (“offspring”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [lu.ˈpyl]
Noun
lupül (nominative plural lupüls)
- wolf cub, wolf pup, wolf whelp (a young or baby wolf)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lupül | lupüls |
| genitive | lupüla | lupülas |
| dative | lupüle | lupüles |
| accusative | lupüli | lupülis |
| vocative 1 | o lupül! | o lupüls! |
| predicative 2 | lupülu | lupülus |
1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
Hypernyms
Derived terms
- hilupül (“male wolf cub”)
- jilupül (“female wolf cub”)