were-

See also: were and we're

English

Etymology

Back-formation from werewolf (“man-wolf”), from Old English werwulf, derived from wer (“man”) + wulf (“wolf”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /weə(ɹ)/

Prefix

were-

lycanthrope, used with animal names to indicate a person who changes shape into that animal.

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with were-

Related terms

Translations

man

Chinese:
Mandarin: 人 (zh) (rén) (suffix)
Danish: var-
Dutch: weer (nl) m
French: garou (fr)
Italian: mannaro (it)
Japanese: 人間 (ja) (ningen)
Korean: 사람 (ko) (saram)
Lithuanian: -takas m, -takė f
Malay: jadian (ms)
Norwegian: var-
Spanish: hombre (es) m

See also

Anagrams

Ewer, ewer, ewre, rewe, weer

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