Polyglot Dictionary

lobisomem

/lobiˈzõmẽj/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os lobisomens

Meaning

  1. werewolf

    Built from lobo (wolf) + homem (man).

    • Contam do lobisomem.

      They tell of the werewolf.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • lobo wolf
  • homem man

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Werwolf

Werwolf is the German word for the same thing — both mean "werewolf."

French

loup-garou

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

Practice

1 What does lobisomem mean?

2 Fill the gap: Contam do ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches lobisomem?

nouncompound

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