Polyglot Dictionary

Werwolf

/ˈveːɐ̯vɔlf/

der noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Werwölfe

Meaning

  1. werewolf

    Built from an old word for "man" + Wolf.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Wolf wolf

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

loup-garou

loup-garou is the French word for the same thing — both mean "werewolf."

Portuguese

lobisomem

lobisomem is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "werewolf."

Practice

1 What does Werwolf mean?

2 Fill the gap: In der Geschichte verwandelt sich der Mann in einen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Werwolf?

See also

nouncompound

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