werebear
English
Etymology
From
were-
+
bear
.
Pronunciation
(
UK
)
IPA
(key)
:
/ˈwɪəbɛə(ɹ)/
,
/ˈwɛəbɛə(ɹ)/
(
US
)
IPA
(key)
:
/ˈwɛɹbɛɹ/
,
/ˈwɪɹbɛɹ/
Noun
werebear
(
plural
werebears
)
(
fiction
)
A
shapeshifter
who can change between
bear
and
human
form
Related terms
werewolf
Translations
shapeshifter
Danish:
varbjørn
c
Dutch:
weerbeer
m
,
manbeer
m
French:
ours-garou
(fr)
m
Japanese:
熊人間
(
kuma ningen
)
,
熊男
(
kumao
)
,
人熊
(
jinyū
)
,
熊人
(
yūjin
)
Portuguese:
homem-urso
m
Swahili:
mtu-dubu
Anagrams
beerware