"Werwolf" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈveːrˌvɔlf/ Audio: De-Werwolf.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German werwolf, from Old High German werwolf, from Proto-West Germanic *werawulf (literally “man-wolf”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|werwolf}} Middle High German werwolf, {{inh|de|goh|werwolf}} Old High German werwolf, {{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 Categories (topical): Fantasy, Horror, Mythological creatures Synonyms: Mannwolf, Menschenwolf, Wolfsmensch Related terms: Wergeld
    Sense id: en-Werwolf-de-noun-AASLpdc3 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Werwolf meaning in German (3.6kB)

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