were-

See also: were and we're

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /weə(ɹ)/

Prefix

were-

man; prefix most commonly used with animal names to indicate a person who changes shape into that animal.

Derived terms

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Related terms

Translations

man

Danish: var-
Dutch: weer (nl) m
French: garou (fr)
Italian: mannaro

Japanese: 人間 (ja) (ningen)
Lithuanian: -takas m, -takė f
Norwegian: var-

Anagrams

Ewer, ewer, ewre, rewe, weer

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