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were-

were-

See also: were and we're

English

Prefix

were-

  1. man; prefix most commonly used with animal names to indicate a person who changes shape into that animal.

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<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:English_words_prefixed_with_were-'>English words prefixed with were-</a>

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Etymology

Back-formation from werewolf ‎(“man-wolf”), from Old English werwulf, derived from wer ‎(“man”), from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós ‎(“man”) + wulf ‎(“wolf”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /weə(ɹ)/

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