Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

weretiger

/ˈwɛɹtaɪɡɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: weretiger
IPA: /ˈwɛɹtaɪɡɚ/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A creature of Southeast Asian myth; a shapeshifter who can assume the shape of a tiger.

Etymology

Etymology tree English were- Iraniander. Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris)bor. Latin tigrislbor. Anglo-Norman tigrebor. ▲ Latin tigrisbor. Proto-West Germanic *tīgr Old English tigras Middle English tygre English tiger English weretiger From were- + tiger.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈwɛɹtaɪɡɚ/
British English: /ˈwɪətaɪɡə/

Inflected Forms

weretigers (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

wererat werewolf

Questions

How do you pronounce weretiger?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɛɹtaɪɡɚ/.
What does weretiger mean?: A creature of Southeast Asian myth; a shapeshifter who can assume the shape of a tiger.
Where does weretiger come from?: Etymology tree English were- Iraniander. Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris)bor. Latin tigrislbor. Anglo-Norman tigrebor. ▲ Latin tigrisbor. Proto-West Germanic *tīgr Old English tigras Middle English tygre English tiger English weretiger From were- + tiger.

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