anthropophagus

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English

Etymology

From Latin anthrōpophagus.

Noun

anthropophagus (plural anthropophagi)

  1. A man-eater; a cannibal.

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνθρωποφάγος (anthrōpophágos).

Pronunciation

Noun

anthrōpophagus m (genitive anthrōpophagī); second declension

  1. cannibal, man-eater

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative anthrōpophagus anthrōpophagī
genitive anthrōpophagī anthrōpophagōrum
dative anthrōpophagō anthrōpophagīs
accusative anthrōpophagum anthrōpophagōs
ablative anthrōpophagō anthrōpophagīs
vocative anthrōpophage anthrōpophagī

Descendants

References

  • anthropophagus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • anthropophagus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • anthropophagus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016