Wolfsmagen
German
Alternative forms
- Wolfmagen
Etymology
Wolf + -s- + Magen, literally “wolf's stomach”.
Noun
Wolfsmagen m (strong, genitive Wolfsmagens, plural Wolfsmägen or (now rare) Wolfsmagen)
- (archaic, figurative, in proverbs) insatiability, greed
Declension
Declension of Wolfsmagen [masculine, strong]
Further reading
- “Wolfsmagen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.