Noun: lupa
Hyphenation:
Gender: Feminine
Declension: First
Genitive
| Singular | lupae |
| Plural | lupārum |
Dative
| Singular | lupae |
| Plural | lupīs; lupābus |
Accusative
| Singular | lupam |
| Plural | lupās |
Ablative
| Singular | lupā |
| Plural | lupīs; lupābus |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like lupa
līberta,
ministra,
anima,
cerva,
fīlia,
sīmia,
domina,
fēmina,
equa,
lupa,
mūla,
Etymology
From lupus (“wolf”) + -a (feminine suffix). The sense “prostitute” is either a comparison of the prostitutes' predation on men to the wolf's rapacity, as also in Isidore's (often fanciful) opinion, or a reference to the she-wolf's supposed uncleanliness and promiscuity (often culturally conflated), paralleled in English bitch.
Verbs referencing "lupa"
French Nouns
louve, Catalan Nouns
lloba.
Translations