出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2026/03/11 00:28 UTC 版)
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 uncleanliness and promiscuity (often culturally conflated), paralleled in English bitch.
lupa f (genitive lupae); first declension
First-declension noun (dative/ablative plural in -īs or dative/ablative plural in -ābus).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lupa | lupae |
| genitive | lupae | lupārum |
| dative | lupae | lupīs lupābus |
| accusative | lupam | lupās |
| ablative | lupā | lupīs lupābus |
| vocative | lupa | lupae |
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/07/10 16:23 UTC 版)
Lupa (Latin for “she-wolf”; plural: Lupae) can refer to: