θηρίο

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θηρίον (thēríon).

Noun

θηρίο • (thirío) n (plural θηρία)

1. wild animal, beast
2. brute, predator
3. large strong man
4. giant (vegetable, etc)

Declension

Declension of θηρίο

	singular	plural
nominative	θηρίο (thirío)	θηρία (thiría)
genitive	θηρίου (thiríou)	θηρίων (thiríon)
accusative	θηρίο (thirío)	θηρία (thiría)
vocative	θηρίο (thirío)	θηρία (thiría)

Related terms

• θήρα f (thíra, “hunting, shooting”)
• θήραμα n (thírama, “quarry”)
• θηρεύω (thirévo, “I hunt”)
• θηριοδαμαστής m (thiriodamastís, “tamer”)
• θηριόμορφος (thiriómorfos, “monstrous”)
• θηριοτροφείο n (thiriotrofeío, “zoo, menagerie”)
• θηριοτρόφος m (thiriotrófos, “zoo keeper, tamer”)
• θηριώδης (thiriódis, “brutish, fierce, ferocious”)
• θηριωδία f (thiriodía, “ferocity, brutishness”)
• θηριωδώς (thiriodós, “fiercely, ferociously”)