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Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man”), as also are variants like άθρωπος (áthropos), already since ἄθρωπος (áthrōpos) of the 3rd century.
According to other etymologists, an internal learned borrowing, replacing άθρωπος (áthropos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈan.θɾo.pos/
- Hyphenation: άν‧θρω‧πος
Noun
άνθρωπος • (ánthropos) m (plural άνθρωποι)
- a human; person; the species man
- (in the plural) people
Usage notes
This masculine noun covers both male and female meanings of the definition. Articles and adjectives will both follow the masculine gender.
Declension
Derived terms
- ανθρωπο- (anthropo-, prefix)
- ανθρωπό- (anthropó-, prefix)
- ανθρωπάκι n (anthropáki, diminutive form)
- ανθρωπάριο n (anthropário, diminutive form)
- αγριάνθρωπος m (agriánthropos, “wild man”)
- ανθρωπεύω (anthropévo, “to civilise”)
- ανθρωπιά f (anthropiá, “compassion”)
- ανθρωπινός (anthropinós, “humane”, adjective)
- ανθρώπινος (anthrópinos, “human”, adjective)
- ανθρωπισμός m (anthropismós, “humanism”)
- ανθρωπιστής m (anthropistís, “humanist”)
- ανθρωπίστρια f (anthropístria, “humanist”)
- ανθρωπιστικά (anthropistiká, “compassionately”, adverb)
- ανθρωπιστικός (anthropistikós, “compassionate, humanistic”)
- ανθρωπογένεση f (anthropogénesi, “anthropogeny”)
- ανθρωπογεωγραφία f (anthropogeografía, “anthropogeography”)
- ανθρωπογνωσία f (anthropognosía, “knowledge of man”)
- ανθρωποειδής (anthropoeidís, “anthropoid, humanoid”, adjective)
- ανθρωποθάλασσα f (anthropothálassa, “huge crowd”)
- ανθρωποθυσία f (anthropothysía, “human sacrifice”)
- Ανθρωπόκαινο n (Anthropókaino, “Anthropocene”)
- ανθρωπόκαινος (anthropókainos, “Anthropocene”, adjective)
- ανθρωποκεντρικός (anthropokentrikós, “anthropocentric”, adjective)
- ανθρωποκεντρισμός m (anthropokentrismós, “anthropocentrism”)
- ανθρωποκτονία f (anthropoktonía, “homicide”)
- ανθρωποκτόνος (anthropoktónos, “homicidal”, adjective)
- ανθρωπομετρία f (anthropometría, “anthropometry”)
- ανθρωπομορφικός (anthropomorfikós, “anthropomorphic”, adjective)
- ανθρωπομορφισμός m (anthropomorfismós, “anthropomorphism”)
- ανθρωπόμορφος (anthropómorfos, “anthropomorphous”, adjective)
- ανθρωποπίθηκος m (anthropopíthikos, “anthropithecus”)
- ανθρωποπλημμύρα f (anthropoplimmýra, “huge crowd”)
- ανθρωποσύναξη f (anthroposýnaxi, “crowd, assembly”)
- ανθρωποσφαγή f (anthroposfagí, “massacre”)
- ανθρωποσωτήριος (anthroposotírios, “humanitarian”, adjective)
- ανθρωπότητα f (anthropótita, “mankind”)
- ανθρωποφαγία f (anthropofagía, “cannibalism”)
- ανθρωποφαγικός (anthropofagikós, “cannibalistic”, adjective)
- ανθρωποφάγος m (anthropofágos, “cannibal”)
- ανθρωποφοβία f (anthropofovía, “anthropophobia”)
- συνάνθρωπος m (synánthropos, “fellow man”)
- φιλάνθρωπος (filánthropos, “philanthropic”, adjective)
- χιονάνθρωπος m (chionánthropos, “snowman”)
- and see: ανθρωπολογία f (anthropología, “anthropology”) and απάνθρωπος (apánthropos, “inhuman, cruel”)
References
- ^ άνθρωπος - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
- ^ άνθρωπος - Historical Dictionary of the Academy of Athens, vol.2
- ^ p.214, 215 - Kriaras, Emmanuel (1969-2021) Λεξικό της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας [Lexikó tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías, Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. 1–22] (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Centre for the Greek language, Vols.15-22 ed. I.N. Kazazis et al.
- ^ άνθρωπος - Kriaras, Emmanuel (1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Centre for the Greek language Online edition (abbreviations) Printed edition 2022: 22 vols.)
- ^ άνθρωπος - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only], Centre for the Greek language
- ^ Julián Mendez Dosuna (2017) “Once again on allophonic spellings in Ancient Greek”, in Ivo Hajnal, Daniel Kölligan, Katharina Zipser, editors, Miscellanea Indogermanica: Festschrift for José Luis García Ramón herausgegeben von 65. Geburtstag, Innsbruck: Innsbrucker Beiträge zur Sprachwissenschaft, page 491