werewolf en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈwɪəɹwʊlf/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈwɜɹwʊlf/ (US)
- /ˈwɛːwʊlf/ (UK)
- /ˈwɛəɹwʊlf/ (US)
- /ˈwɪəwʊlf/ (UK)
Etymology
From Middle English werwolf, from Old English werewulf, from Proto-West Germanic *werawulf, from Proto-West Germanic *wer (“man”) + *wulf (“wolf”). Cognate with Dutch weerwolf, Low German Warwulf, German Werwolf, Danish varulv, Swedish varulv, and even possibly Finnish vironsusi. By surface analysis, were- + wolf. * Compare French garou in loup-garou; French dialectal gairou, varou (“werewolf”); Medieval Latin gerulphus, garulphus (“werewolf”); all from Germanic, probably Frankish *werawulf.
Meanings
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A person who is transformed or can transform into a wolf or a wolflike human, often said to do so during a full moon.
Near-synonym: dogman
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| werewolves | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| warwolf | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| wehrwolf | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| were wolf | alternative, rare | lexicographic | |
| werwolf | alternative, dated | lexicographic | |
| were-wolf | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
werewolfdom · werewolfery · werewolfism · werewolfess · werewolfish · werewolfy · werewolf girdle · selfawarewolf · were- · werewolf syndrome
Hypernyms
Synonyms
lycanthrope · lycan · wolfman · dogman · man-wolf
Translations (143)
ja 狼男 (wolflike human) · be ваўкала́к (wolflike human) · tr kurt adam (wolflike human) · it uomo-lupo (wolflike human) · ru волкола́к (wolflike human) · uk вовку́н (wolflike human) · gl licántropo (wolflike human) · sv varulv (wolflike human) · io likantropo (wolflike human) · hy մարդագայլ (wolflike human) · eo homlupo (wolflike human) · be пе́раварацень (wolflike human) · gd fear-faol (wolflike human) · it lupo mannaro (wolflike human) · be пярэ́варацень (wolflike human) · th มนุษย์หมาป่า (wolflike human) · it licantropo (wolflike human) · hi वेरवुल्फ़ (wolflike human) · wa leu-waerou (wolflike human) · ga conriocht (wolflike human) · hu vérfarkas (wolflike human) · grc λυκάνθρωπος (wolflike human) · pl wilkołak (wolflike human) · ja 狼人 (wolflike human) · lt vilktakas (wolflike human) · hu farkasember (wolflike human) · ru волкула́к (wolflike human) · he אַנְשֵׁי זְאֵב (wolflike human) · nrf ouothou (wolflike human) · fr lycanthrope (wolflike human) · lv kadars (wolflike human) · sw nusumbwa (wolflike human) · nl weerwolf (wolflike human) · de Lykanthropin (wolflike human) · bg въркола́к (wolflike human) · vo lükantropan (wolflike human) · tr erbörü (wolflike human) · nds Węrwulf (wolflike human) · la versipellis (wolflike human) · hsb wjelkoraz (wolflike human) · vo lupamen (wolflike human) · ko 늑대인간 (wolflike human) · yi וואָלקעלאַק (wolflike human) · es lobisome (wolflike human) · ja 人狼 (wolflike human) · sq vurkollak (wolflike human) · io volfohomo (wolflike human) · ltg vylkatece (wolflike human) · eo luphomo (wolflike human) · lv vilkacis (wolflike human) · ar مُسْتَذْئِبَة (wolflike human) · lv vilkatis (wolflike human) · ka მაქცია (wolflike human) · id manusia serigala (wolflike human) · pt lobisomem (wolflike human) · roa-cha voirloup (wolflike human) · fa گرگینه (wolflike human) · hi भेड़ियामानव (wolflike human) · vi ma sói (wolflike human) · mk врколак (wolflike human) · es licántropo (wolflike human) · sl volkodlak (wolflike human) · yue 狼人 (wolflike human) · ru верво́лк (wolflike human) · mn хүн чоно (wolflike human) · gv conreeaght (wolflike human) · sh vukòdlak (wolflike human) · br den-bleiz (wolflike human) · be скі́дзень (wolflike human) · ru о́боротень (wolflike human) · de Werwolf (wolflike human) · pl likantrop (wolflike human) · eo likantropo (wolflike human) · ka ლიკანთროპი (wolflike human) · ar مُسْتَذْئِب (wolflike human) · la virlupus (wolflike human) · el λυκάνθρωπος (wolflike human) · pt lobanil (wolflike human) · la lycanthropus (wolflike human) · la lupinotuum (wolflike human) · nds-de Warwulf (wolflike human) · ang werewulf (wolflike human) · sw mtu-mbwa (wolflike human) · ka მგელკაცა (wolflike human) · uk вовкула́к (wolflike human) · ru ликантро́п (wolflike human) · vo menalupan (wolflike human) · fi vironsusi (wolflike human) · ca home llop (wolflike human) · ru верву́льф (wolflike human) · fr loup-garou (wolflike human) · uk вовкула́ка (wolflike human) · fo varúlvur (wolflike human) · lv vilkateks (wolflike human) · hi वृकमानव (wolflike human) · ru верво́льф (wolflike human) · de Werwölfin (wolflike human) · ru волкодла́к (wolflike human) · nb varulv (wolflike human) · pt licantropo (wolflike human) · de Lykanthrop (wolflike human) · ltg vylkataks (wolflike human) · ja 狼人間 (wolflike human) · ms likantrop (wolflike human) · da varulv (wolflike human) · sq luqerbull (wolflike human) · is varúlfur (wolflike human) · kw gourvleydh (wolflike human) · sk vlkolak (wolflike human) · vi người sói (wolflike human) · li waerwouf (wolflike human) · gl lobishome (wolflike human) · nn varulv (wolflike human) · es hombre lobo (wolflike human) · ro vârcolac (wolflike human) · eo lupfantomo (wolflike human) · af weerwolf (wolflike human) · lt vilkolakis (wolflike human) · wa waerleu (wolflike human) · fi ihmissusi (wolflike human) · uk пере́вертень (wolflike human) · dsb wjelikoraz (wolflike human) · mfe lougarou (wolflike human) · ga fearolc (wolflike human) · de Mannwolf (wolflike human) · es lobisón (wolflike human) · ms serigala jadian (wolflike human) · kw gourvleydhes (wolflike human) · hi भड़मानस (wolflike human) · cy bleidd-ddyn (wolflike human) · ca licantrop (wolflike human) · gd fearolc (wolflike human) · mr वेअरवुल्फ (wolflike human) · sh вуко̀длак (wolflike human) · et libahunt (wolflike human) · gug luisõ (wolflike human) · he אָדָם זְאֵב (wolflike human) · nds Werwulf (wolflike human) · cmn 狼人 (wolflike human) · fr garou (wolflike human) · ia lycanthropo (wolflike human) · sq lugat (wolflike human) · cs vlkodlak (wolflike human)