Meanings
nounIrish wolfhound (plural Irish wolfhounds)
plural Irish wolfhounds
- The largest sighthound and tallest dog on average, bred in Ireland to hunt wolves
The Irish wolfhound is the official mascot of The Irish Guards and The Royal Irish Regiment.
Translations
Czech irský vlkodav
- irský vlkodavsighthound
Danish irsk ulvehund
- irsk ulvehundsighthound
Dutch ierse wolfshond
- ierse wolfshondsighthound
Esperanto irlanda lupohundo
- irlanda lupohundosighthound
Finnish irlanninsusikoira
- irlanninsusikoirasighthound
French lévrier irlandais
- lévrier irlandaissighthound
German Irischer Wolfshund
- Irischer Wolfshundsighthound
Icelandic írskur úlfhundur
- írskur úlfhundursighthound
Irish cú faoil
- cú faoilsighthound
Lithuanian airių vilkogaudis, airių vilkšunis
- airių vilkogaudissighthound
- airių vilkšunissighthound
- airių volfhaundassighthound
Malay Anjing Buru Serigala Ireland
- Anjing Buru Serigala Irelandsighthound
Norwegian irsk ulvehund
- irsk ulvehundsighthound
Persian سگ تازی ایرلندی
- سگ تازی ایرلندیsighthound
Portuguese lebrel irlandês, wolfhound irlandês
- lebrel irlandêssighthound
- wolfhound irlandêssighthound
Russian ирла́ндский волкода́в
- ирла́ндский волкода́в (irlándskij volkodáv)sighthound
Slovak írsky vlkodav
- írsky vlkodavsighthound
Spanish lobero irlandés
- lobero irlandéssighthound
Swedish irländsk varghund
- irländsk varghundsighthound
Turkish İrlanda kurt köpeği
- İrlanda kurt köpeğisighthound
Cite this entry
APA
Irish wolfhound. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Irish%20wolfhound
MLA
“Irish wolfhound.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Irish%20wolfhound. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Irish wolfhound,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Irish%20wolfhound.
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