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語源

From 中期英語 werwolf, from 古期英語 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.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈwɛːwʊlf/, /ˈwɪəwʊlf/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈwɛəɹwʊlf/, /ˈwɪəɹwʊlf/, /ˈwɜɹwʊlf/

名詞

werewolf (plural werewolves)

1. (mythology) A person who is transformed or can transform into a wolf or a wolflike human, often said to do so during a full moon.

   Synonyms: lycanthrope, man-wolf, wolfman

   Hypernym: turnskin

   Hyponyms: (female werewolf) werewolfess, werewoman, wolfwoman

   Near-synonym: dogman

派生語

Further reading

• werewolf on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Werewolf, werwolf”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume X, Part 2 (V–Z), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 319.