werewolf
A person who is transformed or can transform into a wolf or a wolflike human, often…A person who is transformed or can transform into a wolf or a wolflike human, often said to do so during a full moon.
» Tom thought the amulet would protect him from werewolves.
Meaning
1 sensesA person who is transformed or can transform into a wolf or a wolflike human, often said to do so during a full moon.
Near-synonym: dogman
Werwolf, Werwölfin, Mannwolf
волкола́кvolkolák, волкула́кvolkulák, волкодла́кvolkodlák
вовкула́каvovkuláka, пере́вертеньperévertenʹ, вовкула́кvovkulák
- a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again
Examples
50 sentencesTom thought the amulet would protect him from werewolves.
Tom thinks that he was bitten by a werewolf.
Tom thought that the amulet would protect him from werewolves.
Tonight belongs to the fireflies and the bats—and the werewolves.
Ця ніч належить світлячкам та кажанам. А також перевертням.
This night belongs to the fireflies and the bats—and the werewolves.
Ця ніч належить світлячкам та кажанам. А також перевертням.
ruНочь принадлежит бабочкам и летучим мышам – и оборотням.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English werwolf, from Old English werewulf, from Proto-West Germanic *werawulfFrom Middle English werwolf, from Old English werewulf, from Proto-West Germanic *werawulf, from Proto-West Germanic *wer (“man”) + *wulf (“wolf”). Cognate with Dutch weerwolf, Low German Warwulf, German Werwolf, Danish varulv, Swedish varulv, and even possibly Finnish vironsusi. By surface analysis, were- + wolf.
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Forms
plural: werewolvesSynonyms
6 synonyms- a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again:wolfmanlycanthropeloup-garou