noun
Meaning 1
A shapeshifter who can change between bear and human form
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
werebear
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈwɪəbɛə(ɹ)/
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UK: /ˈwɛəbɛə(ɹ)/
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US: /ˈwɛɹbɛɹ/
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US: /ˈwɪɹbɛɹ/
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English were- Proto-Indo-European *bherH-der.? Proto-Indo-European *bherH-der. Proto-Indo-European *ǵhwer-der. Proto-Germanic *berô Proto-West Germanic *berō Old English bera Middle English bere English bear English werebear From were- + bear.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Danish: varbjørn — shapeshifter
- Dutch: weerbeer — shapeshifter
- Dutch: manbeer — shapeshifter
- French: ours-garou — shapeshifter
- Japanese: 熊人間 (kuma ningen) — shapeshifter
- Japanese: 熊男 (kumao) — shapeshifter
- Japanese: 人熊 (jinyū) — shapeshifter
- Japanese: 熊人 (yūjin) — shapeshifter
- Polish: niedźwiedziołak — shapeshifter
- Portuguese: homem-urso — shapeshifter
- Swahili: mtu-dubu — shapeshifter