were-

See also: were and we're

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /weə(ɹ)/

Prefix

were-

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

Usage notes

• Words derived from were- are sometimes formed with a hyphen.

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with were-

Related terms

• wer (were)
• wergeld (weregild)
• werewolf
• world

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

• lycanthropy
• shapeshifting
• shapeshifter

Anagrams

• Ewer, ewer, ewre, rewe, weer