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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈwɛːwʊlf/ [UK], /ˈwɪəwʊlf/ [UK], /ˈwɛəɹwʊlf/ [US], /ˈwɪəɹwʊlf/ [US], /ˈwɜɹwʊlf/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-werewolf.wav [Southern-England] Forms: werewolves [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English werwolf, from Old English werwulf, from Proto-West Germanic *werawulf, from Proto-West Germanic *wer (“man”) + *wulf (“wolf”). Equivalent to wer + wolf or were- + wolf. Cognate with Dutch weerwolf, Low German Warwulf, German Werwolf, Danish varulv, Swedish varulv and even possibly Finnish vironsusi. Compare also French garou, in loup-garou, French dialectal gairou, varou (“werewolf”), Medieval Latin gerulphus, garulphus (“werewolf”), all from Germanic, probably Frankish *werawulf. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|werwolf}} Middle English werwolf, {{inh|en|ang|werwulf}} Old English werwulf, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*werawulf}} Proto-West Germanic *werawulf, {{der|en|gmw-pro|-}} Proto-West Germanic, {{af|gmw-pro|*wer|*wulf|nocat=1|t1=man|t2=wolf}} *wer (“man”) + *wulf (“wolf”), {{com|en|wer|wolf}} wer + wolf, {{pre|en|were|wolf}} were- + wolf, {{cog|nl|weerwolf}} Dutch weerwolf, {{cog|nds|Warwulf}} Low German Warwulf, {{cog|de|Werwolf}} German Werwolf, {{cog|da|varulv}} Danish varulv, {{cog|sv|varulv}} Swedish varulv, {{cog|fi|vironsusi}} Finnish vironsusi, {{cog|fr|garou}} French garou, {{m|fr|loup-garou}} loup-garou, {{m|fr|gairou}} gairou, {{m|fr|varou||werewolf}} varou (“werewolf”), {{cog|ML.|gerulphus}} Medieval Latin gerulphus, {{m|la|garulphus||werewolf}} garulphus (“werewolf”), {{cog|gem}} Germanic, {{cog|frk|*werawulf}} Frankish *werawulf Head templates: {{en-noun|werewolves}} werewolf (plural werewolves)
  1. (mythology) A person who is transformed or can transform into a wolf or a wolflike human, often said to transform during a full moon. Wikipedia link: werewolf Categories (topical): Horror, Mythological creatures, Mythology, Stock characters Synonyms: wolfman, lycanthrope, man-wolf, warwolf [obsolete], wehrwolf [archaic], were wolf [rare], were-wolf, werwolf [dated] Hyponyms: werewolfess [feminine], werewoman [feminine], wolfwoman [feminine] Derived forms: werewolf syndrome, werewolfdom, werewolfess, werewolfish, werewolfy Related terms: dogman, lycanthrope, turnskin, were- Translations (wolflike human): weerwolf (Afrikaans), luqerbull [masculine] (Albanian), λυκάνθρωπος (lukánthrōpos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), مُسْتَذِئْب (mustaḏiʔb) [masculine] (Arabic), مُسْتَذْئِبَة (mustaḏʔiba) [feminine] (Arabic), մարդագայլ (mardagayl) (Armenian), ваўкала́к (vaŭkalák) [masculine] (Belarusian), пярэ́варацень (pjarévaracjenʹ) [masculine] (Belarusian), пе́раварацень (pjéravaracjenʹ) [masculine] (Belarusian), скі́дзень (skídzjenʹ) [masculine] (Belarusian), den-bleiz (Breton), въркола́к (vǎrkolák) [masculine] (Bulgarian), home llop [masculine] (Catalan), licantrop [masculine] (Catalan), voirloup [masculine] (Champenois), 狼人 (english: long⁴ jan⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 狼人 (lángrén) (Chinese Mandarin), gourvlyth (Cornish), vlkodlak [masculine] (Czech), varulv [common-gender] (Danish), weerwolf [masculine] (Dutch), lupfantomo (Esperanto), homlupo (Esperanto), luphomo [rare] (Esperanto), likantropo [rare] (Esperanto), libahunt (Estonian), varúlvur (Faroese), ihmissusi (Finnish), vironsusi (Finnish), loup-garou [masculine] (French), garou [archaic, masculine] (French), lycanthrope [feminine, masculine] (French), lobishome [masculine] (Galician), licántropo [masculine] (Galician), მაქცია (makcia) (Georgian), ლიკანთროპი (liḳantroṗi) (Georgian), მგელკაცა (mgelḳaca) (Georgian), Werwolf [masculine] (German), Werwölfin [feminine] (German), Mannwolf [masculine] (German), Lykanthrop [masculine] (German), Lykanthropin [feminine] (German), λυκάνθρωπος (lykánthropos) [masculine] (Greek), אָדָם זְאֵב (adám zeév) [masculine] (Hebrew), אַנְשֵׁי זְאֵב (anshéi zeév) [masculine, plural] (Hebrew), भेड़ियामानव (bheṛiyāmānav) [masculine] (Hindi), भड़मानस (bhaṛmānas) [masculine] (Hindi), वेरवुल्फ़ (vervulf) [masculine] (Hindi), farkasember (Hungarian), vérfarkas (Hungarian), varúlfur [masculine] (Icelandic), volfohomo (Ido), likantropo (Ido), manusia serigala (Indonesian), lycanthropo (Interlingua), conriocht [masculine] (Irish), fearolc [masculine] (Irish), licantropo [masculine] (Italian), lupo mannaro (Italian), uomo-lupo (Italian), 狼男 (ōkamiotoko) (alt: おおかみおとこ) (Japanese), 人狼 (jinrō) (alt: じんろう) (Japanese), 狼人 (rōjin) (alt: ろうじん) (Japanese), 狼人間 (ōkaminingen) (alt: おおかみにんげん) (Japanese), 늑대인간 (neukdaein'gan) (Korean), vylkataks [masculine] (Latgalian), vylkatece [feminine] (Latgalian), versipellis [masculine] (Latin), lycanthropus [masculine] (Latin), lupinotuum [masculine] (Latin), virlupus [masculine] (Latin), vilkacis (Latvian), vilkatis (Latvian), vilkateks (Latvian), kadars (Latvian), waerwouf (Limburgish), vilktakas [masculine] (Lithuanian), vilkolakis [masculine] (Lithuanian), Węrwulf [masculine] (Low German), Werwulf [masculine] (Low German), Warwulf [German-Low-German, masculine] (Low German), wjelikoraz [masculine] (Lower Sorbian), врколак (vrkolak) [masculine] (Macedonian), serigala jadian (Malay), likantrop (Malay), conreeaght (Manx), वेअरवुल्फ (vearvulpha) [masculine] (Marathi), хүн чоно (xün čono) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), ouothou [Jersey, masculine] (Norman), varulv [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), werwulf [masculine] (Old English), گرگینه (gorgine) (Persian), wilkołak [masculine] (Polish), likantrop [masculine] (Polish), lobisomem [masculine] (Portuguese), licantropo [masculine] (Portuguese), lobanil [feminine] (Portuguese), pricolici (Romanian), волкула́к (volkulák) [masculine] (Russian), волкола́к (volkolák) [masculine] (Russian), верво́льф (vervólʹf) [masculine] (Russian), о́боротень (óborotenʹ) [masculine] (Russian), ликантро́п (likantróp) [masculine] (Russian), верво́лк (vervólk) [masculine] (Russian), fear-faol [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), fearolc [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), вуко̀длак [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), vukòdlak [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), vlkolak [masculine] (Slovak), volkodlak (Slovene), hombre lobo [masculine] (Spanish), licántropo [masculine] (Spanish), lobisón [masculine] (Spanish), lobisome [masculine] (Spanish), nusumbwa (Swahili), mtu-mbwa (Swahili), varulv [common-gender] (Swedish), มนุษย์หมาป่า (má-nút-mǎa-bpàa) (Thai), kurt adam (Turkish), erbörü (Turkish), вовкула́ка (vovkuláka) [masculine] (Ukrainian), пере́вертень (perévertenʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian), вовкула́к (vovkulák) [masculine] (Ukrainian), вовку́н (vovkún) [masculine] (Ukrainian), wjelkoraz [masculine] (Upper Sorbian), người sói (alt: 𠊛獪) (Vietnamese), ma sói (alt: 魔獪) (Vietnamese), lükantropan (Volapük), lupamen (Volapük), menalupan (Volapük), leu-waerou (Walloon), waerleu (Walloon), bleidd-ddyn (Welsh), וואָלקעלאַק (volkelak) [masculine] (Yiddish)

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          "word": "մարդագայլ"
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          "lang": "Belarusian",
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          "sense": "wolflike human",
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          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "pjarévaracjenʹ",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
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          "word": "пярэ́варацень"
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        {
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          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "pjéravaracjenʹ",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
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          "word": "пе́раварацень"
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        {
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          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "skídzjenʹ",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
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          "word": "скі́дзень"
        },
        {
          "code": "br",
          "lang": "Breton",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "den-bleiz"
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        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "vǎrkolák",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "въркола́к"
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        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "home llop"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "licantrop"
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        {
          "code": "roa-cha",
          "lang": "Champenois",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "voirloup"
        },
        {
          "code": "yue",
          "english": "long⁴ jan⁴",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "狼人"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "lángrén",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "狼人"
        },
        {
          "code": "kw",
          "lang": "Cornish",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "gourvlyth"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "vlkodlak"
        },
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "varulv"
        },
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "weerwolf"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "lupfantomo"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "homlupo"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "luphomo"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "rare"
          ],
          "word": "likantropo"
        },
        {
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "libahunt"
        },
        {
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "varúlvur"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "ihmissusi"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "vironsusi"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "loup-garou"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "archaic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "garou"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "lycanthrope"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "lobishome"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "licántropo"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "makcia",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "მაქცია"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "liḳantroṗi",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "ლიკანთროპი"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "mgelḳaca",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "მგელკაცა"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Werwolf"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Werwölfin"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Mannwolf"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Lykanthrop"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Lykanthropin"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "lykánthropos",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "λυκάνθρωπος"
        },
        {
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "lukánthrōpos",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "λυκάνθρωπος"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "adám zeév",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "אָדָם זְאֵב"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "anshéi zeév",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "אַנְשֵׁי זְאֵב"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "bheṛiyāmānav",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "भेड़ियामानव"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "bhaṛmānas",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "भड़मानस"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "vervulf",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "वेरवुल्फ़"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "farkasember"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "vérfarkas"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "varúlfur"
        },
        {
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "volfohomo"
        },
        {
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "likantropo"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "manusia serigala"
        },
        {
          "code": "ia",
          "lang": "Interlingua",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "lycanthropo"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "conriocht"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "fearolc"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "licantropo"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "lupo mannaro"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "uomo-lupo"
        },
        {
          "alt": "おおかみおとこ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "ōkamiotoko",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "狼男"
        },
        {
          "alt": "じんろう",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "jinrō",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "人狼"
        },
        {
          "alt": "ろうじん",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "rōjin",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "狼人"
        },
        {
          "alt": "おおかみにんげん",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "ōkaminingen",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "狼人間"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "neukdaein'gan",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "늑대인간"
        },
        {
          "code": "ltg",
          "lang": "Latgalian",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "vylkataks"
        },
        {
          "code": "ltg",
          "lang": "Latgalian",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "vylkatece"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "versipellis"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "lycanthropus"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "lupinotuum"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "virlupus"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "vilkacis"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "vilkatis"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "vilkateks"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "kadars"
        },
        {
          "code": "li",
          "lang": "Limburgish",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "waerwouf"
        },
        {
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "vilktakas"
        },
        {
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "vilkolakis"
        },
        {
          "code": "nds",
          "lang": "Low German",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Węrwulf"
        },
        {
          "code": "nds",
          "lang": "Low German",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Werwulf"
        },
        {
          "code": "nds-de",
          "lang": "Low German",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "German-Low-German",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Warwulf"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "vrkolak",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "врколак"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "serigala jadian"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "likantrop"
        },
        {
          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "conreeaght"
        },
        {
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "vearvulpha",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "वेअरवुल्फ"
        },
        {
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "xün čono",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "хүн чоно"
        },
        {
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "Jersey",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ouothou"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "varulv"
        },
        {
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "werwulf"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "gorgine",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "گرگینه"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "wilkołak"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "likantrop"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "lobisomem"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "licantropo"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lobanil"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "pricolici"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "volkulák",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "волкула́к"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "volkolák",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "волкола́к"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vervólʹf",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "верво́льф"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "óborotenʹ",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "о́боротень"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "likantróp",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ликантро́п"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vervólk",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "верво́лк"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "fear-faol"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "fearolc"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "вуко̀длак"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "vukòdlak"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "vlkolak"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "volkodlak"
        },
        {
          "code": "dsb",
          "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "wjelikoraz"
        },
        {
          "code": "hsb",
          "lang": "Upper Sorbian",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "wjelkoraz"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "hombre lobo"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "licántropo"
        },
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
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        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "lobisome"
        },
        {
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "nusumbwa"
        },
        {
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "mtu-mbwa"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "varulv"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "má-nút-mǎa-bpàa",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "มนุษย์หมาป่า"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "kurt adam"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "erbörü"
        },
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "vovkuláka",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "вовкула́ка"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "perévertenʹ",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "пере́вертень"
        },
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
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          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "вовкула́к"
        },
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
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          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "вовку́н"
        },
        {
          "alt": "𠊛獪",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "người sói"
        },
        {
          "alt": "魔獪",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "ma sói"
        },
        {
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "lükantropan"
        },
        {
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "lupamen"
        },
        {
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "menalupan"
        },
        {
          "code": "wa",
          "lang": "Walloon",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "leu-waerou"
        },
        {
          "code": "wa",
          "lang": "Walloon",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "waerleu"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "word": "bleidd-ddyn"
        },
        {
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "volkelak",
          "sense": "wolflike human",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "וואָלקעלאַק"
        }
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      ]
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwɛəɹwʊlf/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwɪəɹwʊlf/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwɜɹwʊlf/",
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        "US"
      ]
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "werewolf syndrome"
    },
    {
      "word": "werewolfdom"
    },
    {
      "word": "werewolfess"
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    {
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "werwolf"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English werwolf",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "werwulf"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English werwulf",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*werawulf"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *werawulf",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmw-pro",
        "2": "*wer",
        "3": "*wulf",
        "nocat": "1",
        "t1": "man",
        "t2": "wolf"
      },
      "expansion": "*wer (“man”) + *wulf (“wolf”)",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "wer",
        "3": "wolf"
      },
      "expansion": "wer + wolf",
      "name": "com"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "were",
        "3": "wolf"
      },
      "expansion": "were- + wolf",
      "name": "pre"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "weerwolf"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch weerwolf",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "Warwulf"
      },
      "expansion": "Low German Warwulf",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Werwolf"
      },
      "expansion": "German Werwolf",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "varulv"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish varulv",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "varulv"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish varulv",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "vironsusi"
      },
      "expansion": "Finnish vironsusi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "garou"
      },
      "expansion": "French garou",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "loup-garou"
      },
      "expansion": "loup-garou",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "gairou"
      },
      "expansion": "gairou",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "varou",
        "3": "",
        "4": "werewolf"
      },
      "expansion": "varou (“werewolf”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ML.",
        "2": "gerulphus"
      },
      "expansion": "Medieval Latin gerulphus",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "garulphus",
        "3": "",
        "4": "werewolf"
      },
      "expansion": "garulphus (“werewolf”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem"
      },
      "expansion": "Germanic",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "frk",
        "2": "*werawulf"
      },
      "expansion": "Frankish *werawulf",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English werwolf, from Old English werwulf, from Proto-West Germanic *werawulf, from Proto-West Germanic *wer (“man”) + *wulf (“wolf”). Equivalent to wer + wolf or were- + wolf. Cognate with Dutch weerwolf, Low German Warwulf, German Werwolf, Danish varulv, Swedish varulv and even possibly Finnish vironsusi.\nCompare also French garou, in loup-garou, French dialectal gairou, varou (“werewolf”), Medieval Latin gerulphus, garulphus (“werewolf”), all from Germanic, probably Frankish *werawulf.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "werewolves",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "werewolves"
      },
      "expansion": "werewolf (plural werewolves)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "werewolfess"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "werewoman"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "wolfwoman"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "dogman"
    },
    {
      "word": "lycanthrope"
    },
    {
      "word": "turnskin"
    },
    {
      "word": "were-"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English 2-syllable words",
        "English compound terms",
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English nouns with irregular plurals",
        "English terms derived from Middle English",
        "English terms derived from Old English",
        "English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "English terms inherited from Middle English",
        "English terms inherited from Old English",
        "English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "English terms prefixed with were-",
        "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "English terms with audio links",
        "en:Horror",
        "en:Mythological creatures",
        "en:Mythology",
        "en:Stock characters",
        "en:Werewolves"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A person who is transformed or can transform into a wolf or a wolflike human, often said to transform during a full moon."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mythology",
          "mythology"
        ],
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ],
        [
          "transform",
          "transform"
        ],
        [
          "wolf",
          "wolf"
        ],
        [
          "human",
          "human"
        ],
        [
          "full moon",
          "full moon"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(mythology) A person who is transformed or can transform into a wolf or a wolflike human, often said to transform during a full moon."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "wolfman"
        },
        {
          "word": "lycanthrope"
        },
        {
          "word": "man-wolf"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "mysticism",
        "mythology",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "werewolf"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwɛːwʊlf/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwɪəwʊlf/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwɛəɹwʊlf/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwɪəɹwʊlf/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwɜɹwʊlf/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-werewolf.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/2e/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-werewolf.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-werewolf.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/2e/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-werewolf.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-werewolf.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "warwolf"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "wehrwolf"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "were wolf"
    },
    {
      "word": "were-wolf"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ],
      "word": "werwolf"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "weerwolf"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "luqerbull"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "mustaḏiʔb",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "مُسْتَذِئْب"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "mustaḏʔiba",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "مُسْتَذْئِبَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "mardagayl",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "մարդագայլ"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "vaŭkalák",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ваўкала́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "pjarévaracjenʹ",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пярэ́варацень"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "pjéravaracjenʹ",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пе́раварацень"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "skídzjenʹ",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "скі́дзень"
    },
    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "den-bleiz"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vǎrkolák",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "въркола́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "home llop"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "licantrop"
    },
    {
      "code": "roa-cha",
      "lang": "Champenois",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "voirloup"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "english": "long⁴ jan⁴",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "狼人"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "lángrén",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "狼人"
    },
    {
      "code": "kw",
      "lang": "Cornish",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "gourvlyth"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vlkodlak"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "varulv"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "weerwolf"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "lupfantomo"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "homlupo"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "luphomo"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "likantropo"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "libahunt"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "varúlvur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "ihmissusi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "vironsusi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "loup-garou"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "garou"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lycanthrope"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lobishome"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "licántropo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "makcia",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "მაქცია"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "liḳantroṗi",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "ლიკანთროპი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "mgelḳaca",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "მგელკაცა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Werwolf"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Werwölfin"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Mannwolf"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Lykanthrop"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Lykanthropin"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "lykánthropos",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "λυκάνθρωπος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "lukánthrōpos",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "λυκάνθρωπος"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "adám zeév",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "אָדָם זְאֵב"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "anshéi zeév",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "אַנְשֵׁי זְאֵב"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "bheṛiyāmānav",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "भेड़ियामानव"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "bhaṛmānas",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "भड़मानस"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "vervulf",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "वेरवुल्फ़"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "farkasember"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "vérfarkas"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "varúlfur"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "volfohomo"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "likantropo"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "manusia serigala"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "lycanthropo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "conriocht"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fearolc"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "licantropo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "lupo mannaro"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "uomo-lupo"
    },
    {
      "alt": "おおかみおとこ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ōkamiotoko",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "狼男"
    },
    {
      "alt": "じんろう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "jinrō",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "人狼"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ろうじん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "rōjin",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "狼人"
    },
    {
      "alt": "おおかみにんげん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ōkaminingen",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "狼人間"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "neukdaein'gan",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "늑대인간"
    },
    {
      "code": "ltg",
      "lang": "Latgalian",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vylkataks"
    },
    {
      "code": "ltg",
      "lang": "Latgalian",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vylkatece"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "versipellis"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lycanthropus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lupinotuum"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "virlupus"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "vilkacis"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "vilkatis"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "vilkateks"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "kadars"
    },
    {
      "code": "li",
      "lang": "Limburgish",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "waerwouf"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vilktakas"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vilkolakis"
    },
    {
      "code": "nds",
      "lang": "Low German",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Węrwulf"
    },
    {
      "code": "nds",
      "lang": "Low German",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Werwulf"
    },
    {
      "code": "nds-de",
      "lang": "Low German",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "German-Low-German",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Warwulf"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "vrkolak",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "врколак"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "serigala jadian"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "likantrop"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "conreeaght"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "vearvulpha",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "वेअरवुल्फ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "xün čono",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "хүн чоно"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "Jersey",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ouothou"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "varulv"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "werwulf"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "gorgine",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "گرگینه"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "wilkołak"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "likantrop"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lobisomem"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "licantropo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lobanil"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "pricolici"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "volkulák",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "волкула́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "volkolák",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "волкола́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vervólʹf",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "верво́льф"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "óborotenʹ",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "о́боротень"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "likantróp",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ликантро́п"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vervólk",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "верво́лк"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fear-faol"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fearolc"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "вуко̀длак"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vukòdlak"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vlkolak"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "volkodlak"
    },
    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "wjelikoraz"
    },
    {
      "code": "hsb",
      "lang": "Upper Sorbian",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "wjelkoraz"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hombre lobo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "licántropo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lobisón"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lobisome"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "nusumbwa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "mtu-mbwa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "varulv"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "má-nút-mǎa-bpàa",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "มนุษย์หมาป่า"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "kurt adam"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "erbörü"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vovkuláka",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "вовкула́ка"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "perévertenʹ",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пере́вертень"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vovkulák",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "вовкула́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vovkún",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "вовку́н"
    },
    {
      "alt": "𠊛獪",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "người sói"
    },
    {
      "alt": "魔獪",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "ma sói"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "lükantropan"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "lupamen"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "menalupan"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "leu-waerou"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "waerleu"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "word": "bleidd-ddyn"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "volkelak",
      "sense": "wolflike human",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "וואָלקעלאַק"
    }
  ],
  "word": "werewolf"
}

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