adjective · rare

vulpine

vulpine · more vulpine · most vulpine

лисячий, лисичий

лисий, лисиный, лисичий

Fuchs-

Pertaining to a foxPertaining to a fox.

/ˈvʌlpaɪn/

Meaning

2 senses

Pertaining to a fox.
Fuchs-
ли́сийlísij, лиси́ныйlisínyj, лиси́чийlisíčij
ли́сячийlýsjačyj, лиси́чийlysýčyj
resembling or characteristic of a fox
Having the characteristics of a fox; foxlike; cunning.
ли́сийlísij

Translations

6 languages

Українська

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Русский

By meaning 1

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Deutsch

By meaning 1

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Origin

Borrowed from Latin vulpīnus (“foxy, fox-like”), from vulpēs, earlier volpēs (“fox”), from

Borrowed from Latin vulpīnus (“foxy, fox-like”), from vulpēs, earlier volpēs (“fox”), from Proto-Indo-European *wl(o)p- (“fox”). Cognate with Welsh llywarn (“fox”), Ancient Greek ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx), Armenian աղուէս (aġuēs), Albanian dhelpër, Lithuanian vilpišỹs (“wildcat”), Sanskrit लोपाश (lopāśa, “jackal, fox”).

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