"were-" meaning in All languages combined

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Prefix [English]

IPA: /weə(ɹ)/ [UK]
Etymology: Back-formation from werewolf (“man-wolf”), from Old English werwulf, derived from wer (“man”) + wulf (“wolf”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|en|gmw-pro|gem-pro|ine-pro}}, {{back-form|en|werewolf|gloss=man-wolf}} Back-formation from werewolf (“man-wolf”), {{inh|en|ang|werwulf}} Old English werwulf, {{m|ang|wer||man}} wer (“man”), {{m|ang|wulf||wolf}} wulf (“wolf”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} were-, {{en-prefix}} were-
  1. lycanthrope, used with animal names to indicate a person who changes shape into that animal. Tags: morpheme Related terms: wer (english: were), wergeld (alt: weregild), werewolf, world, lycanthropy, shapeshifting, shapeshifter Translations (man): (rén) [suffix] (Chinese Mandarin), var- (Danish), weer [masculine] (Dutch), garou (French), mannaro (Italian), 人間 (ningen) (Japanese), 사람 (saram) (Korean), -takas [masculine] (Lithuanian), -takė [feminine] (Lithuanian), jadian (Malay), var- (Norwegian), hombre [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-were--en-prefix-PEy7GSEy Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, Werewolves

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