λυκάνθρωπος

Ancient Greek

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

λῠκάνθρωπος • (lukánthrōpos) m or f (genitive λῠκανθρώπου); second declension

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ, ἡ λῠκάνθρωπος ho, hē lukánthrōpos	τὼ λῠκανθρώπω tṑ lukanthrṓpō	οἱ, αἱ λῠκάνθρωποι hoi, hai lukánthrōpoi
Genitive	τοῦ, τῆς λῠκανθρώπου toû, tês lukanthrṓpou	τοῖν λῠκανθρώποιν toîn lukanthrṓpoin	τῶν λῠκανθρώπων tôn lukanthrṓpōn
Dative	τῷ, τῇ λῠκανθρώπῳ tôi, têi lukanthrṓpōi	τοῖν λῠκανθρώποιν toîn lukanthrṓpoin	τοῖς, ταῖς λῠκανθρώποις toîs, taîs lukanthrṓpois
Accusative	τὸν, τὴν λῠκάνθρωπον tòn, tḕn lukánthrōpon	τὼ λῠκανθρώπω tṑ lukanthrṓpō	τοὺς, τᾱ̀ς λῠκανθρώπους toùs, tā̀s lukanthrṓpous
Vocative	λῠκάνθρωπε lukánthrōpe	λῠκανθρώπω lukanthrṓpō	λῠκάνθρωποι lukánthrōpoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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

λυκάνθρωπος • (lykánthropos) m (plural λυκάνθρωποι)

(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.
(psychology, rare) person suffering from lycanthropy (delusion in which they believe they are a wolf)

declension of λυκάνθρωπος