were-
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Back-formation from werewolf (“man-wolf”), from Old English werwulf, derived from wer (“man”) + wulf (“wolf”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Prefix[edit]
were-
- lycanthrope, used with animal names to indicate a person who changes shape into that animal.
Usage notes[edit]
- Words derived from were- are sometimes formed with a hyphen.
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
man
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Anagrams[edit]
Categories:
- English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English back-formations
- English terms inherited from Old English
- English terms derived from Old English
- English 1-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English prefixes
- en:Werewolves