Word: weretigers
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: we
re
ti
gers
Definition: Plural of weretiger. A creature of Southeast Asian myth; a shapeshifter who can assume the shape of a tiger.
Morphemes:
Affix: were-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: lycanthrope, used with animal names to indicate a person who changes shape into that animal.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: wiHrós
Language: ine-pro
Decoded: wiHros
Meaning: man
Affix: wulf
Language: ang
Decoded: wulf
Meaning: wolf
Affix: tiger
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A male tiger.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).