vulpine
English
/ˈvʌlpaɪn/
adj
Definitions
- Pertaining to a fox.
- Having the characteristics of a fox, foxlike; cunning.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vulpīnus (foxy, fox-like) derived from Proto-Indo-European *wl(o)p- (fox).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*wl(o)p-
Gloss
fox
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
狐
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- alopecoid English
- vulpinely English
- vulpinism English
- vulpīnus Latin
- volpigno Italian
- volpino Italian
- vulpin French
- vulpino Spanish, Castilian
- χηναλώπηξ Ancient Greek
- ἀλωπέκουρος Ancient Greek
- ἀλώπηξ Ancient Greek
- *wl(o)p- Proto-Indo-European
- vulpino Portuguese
- लोपाश Sanskrit
- αλώπηξ Greek (modern)
- ἀλώπηξ Greek (modern)
- dhelpër Albanian
- *HlawpaHśás Proto-Indo-Aryan
- *dzelpinā Proto-Albanian
- ἀλωπώ gkm
- ʻalopeka Hawaiian
- ʻalopeke Hawaiian
- *alōpēḱos Proto-Hellenic
- vulpin Piedmontese