"Werwolf" meaning in German

See Werwolf in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈveːrˌvɔlf/ Audio: De-Werwolf.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German wërwolf, from Old High German wërwolf, from Proto-West Germanic *werawulf (literally “man-wolf”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|wërwolf}} Middle High German wërwolf, {{inh|de|goh|wërwolf}} Old High German wërwolf, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*werawulf|lit=man-wolf}} Proto-West Germanic *werawulf (literally “man-wolf”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s,^e|f=^in}} Werwolf m (strong, genitive Werwolfes or Werwolfs, plural Werwölfe, feminine Werwölfin) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s,^e}} Forms: Werwolfes [genitive], Werwolfs [genitive], Werwölfe [plural], Werwölfin [feminine], strong [table-tags], Werwolf [nominative, singular], Werwölfe [definite, nominative, plural], Werwolfes [genitive, singular], Werwolfs [genitive, singular], Werwölfe [definite, genitive, plural], Werwolf [dative, singular], Werwolfe [dative, singular], Werwölfen [dative, definite, plural], Werwolf [accusative, singular], Werwölfe [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. werewolf Wikipedia link: de:Werwolf Tags: masculine, strong Synonyms: Mannwolf, Menschenwolf, Wolfsmensch Related terms: Wergeld

Inflected forms

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      "form": "Werwolfes",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "Werwolfs",
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        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Werwölfe",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Werwölfin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "Werwolf",
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    },
    {
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
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      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
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      "form": "Werwolf",
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    },
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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        {
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          "name": "Fantasy",
          "orig": "de:Fantasy",
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        },
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          "name": "Mythological creatures",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Werwölfen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Werwolf",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "Werwölfe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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    }
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
        "German terms inherited from Old High German",
        "German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "de:Fantasy",
        "de:Horror",
        "de:Mythological creatures"
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          "word": "Wolfsmensch"
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