werecat

English

Etymology

From were- +‎ cat.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈwɪəkæt/, /ˈwɛəkæt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈwɛɹkæt/, /ˈwɪɹkæt/

Noun

werecat (plural werecats)

1. (fantasy, mythology) A shapeshifter who can change between cat and human form.

Hyponyms

• wereleopard
• werelion
• weretiger

Translations

shapeshifter assuming the shape of a cat

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 貓人／猫人 (māorén)

• Danish: varkat c
• Esperanto: homkato
• French: chat-garou (fr) m
• Japanese: 猫人間 (neko ningen)
• Polish: kotołak (pl) m
• Swedish: varkatt (sv) c