ræv
Danish
/rɛːˀv/
noun
Definitions
- (zoology) fox the species Vulpes vulpes
- (metaphorically) fox a sly person
Etymology
Derived from Old Danish ræf derived from Old Norse refr derived from Proto-Germanic *rebaz.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*rebaz
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- alopecoid English
- vulpecula Latin
- vulpinus Latin
- vulpēs Latin
- volpe Italian
- χηναλώπηξ Ancient Greek
- ἀλωπέκουρος Ancient Greek
- ἀλώπηξ Ancient Greek
- *h₂wl(o)p- Proto-Indo-European
- rev Norwegian Bokmål
- *rebaz Proto-Germanic
- fjällräv Swedish
- räv Swedish
- rävsax Swedish
- rävunge Swedish
- rödräv Swedish
- barriererev Norwegian Nynorsk
- fjellrev Norwegian Nynorsk
- korallrev Norwegian Nynorsk
- raudrev Norwegian Nynorsk
- rev Norwegian Nynorsk
- revebjølle Norwegian Nynorsk
- revehi Norwegian Nynorsk
- ørkenrev Norwegian Nynorsk
- लोपाक Sanskrit
- refr Old Norse
- grav Danish
- klo Danish
- rævegrav Danish
- ræveklo Danish
- ræverød Danish
- rød Danish
- vulpo Esperanto
- refur Icelandic
- روباه Persian
- αλώπηξ Greek (modern)
- ἀλώπηξ Greek (modern)
- revur Faroese
- rubah Malay
- *laupāća Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *wolpis Proto-Italic
- vulpa Romansh
- lwpʾh Middle Persian
- ἀλωπώ gkm
- ʻalopeka Hawaiian
- ʻalopeke Hawaiian
- ræf Old Danish
- volp Ladin
- *alōpēḱos Proto-Hellenic
- röv Elfdalian
- ḷawák Kalasha
- ᚱᛖᚹᚨᛉ Proto-Norse