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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek θηρίον (thēríon).
Noun
θηρίο • (thirío) n (plural θηρία)
- wild animal, beast
- brute, predator
- large strong man
- giant (vegetable, etc)
Declension
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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θηρίο (thirío)
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θηρία (thiría)
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| genitive
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θηρίου (thiríou)
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θηρίων (thiríon)
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| accusative
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θηρίο (thirío)
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θηρία (thiría)
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| vocative
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θηρίο (thirío)
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θηρία (thiría)
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- 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”)