lupus – Latin noun declension

Noun: lupus
Hyphenation:

Gender: Masculine Declension: Second

Nominative

Singular	lupus
Plural	lupī

Genitive

Singular	lupī
Plural	lupōrum

Dative

Singular	lupō
Plural	lupīs

Accusative

Singular	lupum
Plural	lupōs

Ablative

Singular	lupō
Plural	lupīs

Vocative

Singular	lupe
Plural	lupī

Sample Sentences

Nouns inflected like lupus

priāpismus, scāpus, servus, cuneolus, sargus, saccus, scarus, scinus, scopus, illēgitimus, sorbus, sophus, somnus, Hispānus, soccus, sirpus, siclus, icterus, cunīculus, xystus, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)

Etymology

1. Uncertain. Possibilities include:
2. * Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos (“wolf”). The term may have undergone metathesis to Proto-Italic *lukʷos, which then may have entered Latin via a Osco-Umbrian language, where the change of *kʷ to /p/ is regular. Another example of a borrowing with that shift is popīna. According to the linguist Stefan Höfler, a non-metathesized Italic form may be reflected in Latin Ulpius.
3. * Linguist Simon Esposito argues that, since Ancient Greek λύκος (lúkos) may showcase similar metathesis, the term was borrowed from an Osco-Umbrian language that itself may have borrowed the term from Greek at an early date.
4. * De Vaan alternatively suggests a possible derivation from Proto-Indo-European *wl̥p / *lup- (“marten”), which is perhaps also continued by Latin vulpēs (“fox”). According to De Vaan, such a development may have occurred due to the tabooistic replacement of the word for “wolf.” However, De Vaan notes that this theory requires an explanation for the term’s continuance as vulpēs. This etymology also requires a somewhat tenuous semantic development from “marten” > “fox” > “wolf”.
5. Possible cognates include Ancient Greek λύκος (lúkos), Sanskrit वृक (vṛka), Old English wulf, and Old Church Slavonic влькъ (vlĭkŭ). Doublet of lycos and Lycus. See: Latin Nouns 'Ulpius', Ancient Greek Nouns 'λύκος', Latin Nouns 'vulpēs', Ancient Greek Nouns 'λύκος', Old English Nouns 'wulf'.

Verbs referencing "lupus"

English Nouns wolf, English Nouns lupus, Catalan Nouns lupus, Italian Nouns lupus, Ancient Greek Nouns λύκος, Italian Nouns lupo, Galician Nouns lobo, Old Portuguese Nouns lobo, Old Spanish Nouns lobo, Portuguese Nouns lobo, Spanish Nouns lobo, French Nouns loup, Romanian Nouns lup, Spanish Nouns lobezno, Asturian Nouns llobu, Catalan Nouns llop, Italian Nouns lovo, Galician Nouns robalo.

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