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λυκάνθρωπος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From λύκος (lúkos, wolf) +‎ ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, man, human).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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λῠκάνθρωπος (lŭkánthrōposm or f (genitive λῠκανθρώπου); second declension

  1. werewolf, lycanthrope

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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From λύκος (lýkos, wolf) +‎ άνθρωπος (ánthropos, man, human).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /liˈkanθɾopos/
  • Hyphenation: λυ‧κάν‧θρω‧πος

Noun

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λυκάνθρωπος (lykánthroposm (plural λυκάνθρωποι)

  1. (mythology) werewolf (person who is transformed or can transform into a wolf)
    Το μόνο πράγμα που μπορεί να σκοτώσει τον λυκάνθρωπο είναι μια ασημένια σφαίρα.
    To móno prágma pou boreí na skotósei ton lykánthropo eínai mia asiménia sfaíra.
    The only thing that can kill a werewolf is a silver bullet.
  2. (psychology, rare) person suffering from lycanthropy (delusion in which they believe they are a wolf)

Declension

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Declension of λυκάνθρωπος
singular plural
nominative λυκάνθρωπος (lykánthropos) λυκάνθρωποι (lykánthropoi)
genitive λυκάνθρωπου (lykánthropou)
λυκανθρώπου (lykanthrópou)
λυκάνθρωπων (lykánthropon)
λυκανθρώπων (lykanthrópon)
accusative λυκάνθρωπο (lykánthropo) λυκάνθρωπους (lykánthropous)
λυκανθρώπους (lykanthrópous)
vocative λυκάνθρωπε (lykánthrope) λυκάνθρωποι (lykánthropoi)

Second forms are formal. 

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