Wolfsgrube
German (Berlin)
[ˈvɔlfsˌɡʀuːbə]
noun
Definitions
- wolf pit, a deep, covered pit for trapping wolves
Etymology
Affix from German Wolf (wolf, shredder) + German Grube (pit, ditch, hole, mine).
Origin
German (Berlin)
Grube
Gloss
pit, ditch, hole, mine
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
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Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Beutelwolf German
- Eisenerzgrube German
- Erdwolf German
- Fallgrube German
- Fenriswolf German
- Fleischwolf German
- Goldgrube German
- Grube German
- Grubenhaus German
- Grubenunglück German
- Leitwolf German
- Magengrube German
- Mähnenwolf German
- Mördergrube German
- Reißwolf German
- Schienenwolf German
- Seewolf German
- Steppenwolf German
- Wolf German
- Wolfesgrube German
- Wolfsangel German
- Wolfsfell German
- Wolfsmaul German
- Wolfsmilch German
- Wolfsschwanz German
- Wölfin German
- *grōbō Proto-Germanic
- gruva Swedish
- grube Danish
- grūbe Middle High German
- wolf Middle High German
- gruba Silesian