werewolf
/ˈwɛːwʊlf/US/ˈwɛəɹwʊlf/
werewolf noun: a person who is transformed or can transform into a wolf or a wolflike human, often said to do so during a full moon.
Noun
werewolf (plural werewolves)
Proper noun capitalized: Werewolf
Werewolf
- Synonym of Mafia (“a social deduction party game”).
- Synonyms:
- Mafia
werewolf meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
werewolf in Hindi
- wolflike human
- भेड़ियामानव bheṛiyāmānav, भड़मानस bhaṛmānas, वेरवुल्फ़ vervulf, वृकमानव vŕkmānav
werewolf in Marathi
- wolflike human
- वेअरवुल्फ vearvulpha
werewolf in Urdu
- ویروولف, ویر ولف
werewolf in Bengali
- ওয়্যারউল্ফ, ওয়্যারউলফ, ওয়েয়ারউলফ
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- werewolf in Punjabi
- ਵੇਅਰਵੁਲਫ, ਵੇਅਰਵੌਲਫ
- werewolf in Odia
- ୱେଯ଼ାରୱଲ୍ଫ୍, ୱେରୱଲ୍ଫ୍, ୱେର୍ୱଲ୍ଫ୍
- werewolf in Nepali
- वेयरवोल्फ, वेयरवुल्फ, वियरवोल्फ
- werewolf in Arabic
- مُسْتَذْئِب mustaḏʔib, مُسْتَذْئِبَة mustaḏʔiba
- werewolf in Malay
- serigala jadian, likantrop
- werewolf in Indonesian
- manusia serigala
- werewolf in Persian
- گرگینه gorgine
- werewolf in Thai
- มนุษย์หมาป่า má-nút-mǎa-bpàa
- werewolf in Vietnamese
- người sói, ma sói
Examples of werewolf in a sentence
- There was a standing reward for turning in any werewolf who broke the rule.
- Not the infuriated creature who had nearly killed a werewolf in his prime.
- Then the werewolf can live as long as his vampire mate.”
Synonyms of werewolf
Forms of werewolf
| plural | werewolves |
|---|---|
| alternative form | were-wolf |
| alternative form (obsolete) | warwolf |
| alternative form (archaic) | wehrwolf |
| alternative form (rare) | were wolf |
| alternative form (dated) | werwolf |
Origin of werewolf
From 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. * Compare French garou in loup-garou; French dialectal gairou, varou (“werewolf”); Medieval Latin gerulphus, garulphus (“werewolf”); all from Germanic, probably Frankish *werawulf.
Words formed from werewolf
Questions about werewolf
- What does werewolf mean?
- Werewolf means a person who is transformed or can transform into a wolf or a wolflike human, often said to do so during a full moon.
- What is werewolf in Hindi?
- Werewolf in Hindi is भेड़ियामानव (bheṛiyāmānav), भड़मानस (bhaṛmānas), वेरवुल्फ़ (vervulf). See Werewolf meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is werewolf?
- Werewolf can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce werewolf?
- Werewolf is pronounced /ˈwɛːwʊlf/ (UK).
- What is the plural of werewolf?
- The plural of werewolf is werewolves.
Words near werewolf in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: werewolf (page history and authors); Werewolf (page history and authors); werewolf (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); werewolf (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); werewolf (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); werewolf (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); werewolf (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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