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Complete Definition of "were-"

English

Etymology
From the PIE. root *wī-ro-, man; cognate with Latin vir, man, male

Prefix
were-

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

Translations
trans-top|man
trans-mid
Lithuanian: -takas m; -tak� f
trans-bottom

Derived terms
werebear
wereboar
wererat
weretiger
werewolf

See also
lycanthropy
shape-changing
shape-changer

Category:Indo-European root *wī-ro-
category:English combining forms

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