were- en · X
Pronunciation
- /weə(ɹ)/ (UK)
Etymology
Back-formation from werewolf (“man-wolf”), from Old English werewulf, derived from wer (“man”) + wulf (“wolf”).
Meanings
- (morpheme) Prefixed to animal names to indicate a human that shapeshifts into that animal.
Relateds
zoanthropy · lycanthropy · shapeshifter · world · wer · wergeld · shapeshifting · werewolf
Translations (13)
nl weer (man) · fr garou (man) · cmn 人 (man) · ja 人間 (man) · ms jadian (man) · es hombre (man) · ko 사람 (man) · pl -ołak (man) · no var- (man) · lt -takė (man) · lt -takas (man) · da var- (man) · it mannaro (man)