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vulpes.

a fox, vixen

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈwʊɫ.peːs]Classical-Latin[ˈvul.pes]

  1. a fox, vixen

    declension-3

  2. smartness, strategy, quick thinking, adaptability, craftiness, cunning, cleverness, wisdom

    declension-3 · figuratively

  3. a kind of shark

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥p-i-s Proto-Italic *wolpis Latin volpēs Latin vulpēs From earlier volpēs, from Proto-Italic *wolpis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥p-i-s (“marten, cat”). (compare Sanskrit लोपाश (lopāśá), Breton louarn, Lithuanian lãpė, Ancient Greek ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx), Persian روباه (rubâh)), with an analogous gender change. Possibly a conflation with earlier words for "wolf"; see wĺ̥kʷos.

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