homlupo

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Esperanto

Etymology

From homo (human) +‎ lupo (wolf).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -upo
  • Hyphenation: hom‧lu‧po

Noun

homlupo (accusative singular homlupon, plural homlupoj, accusative plural homlupojn)

  1. (mythology) werewolf
    • October 30, 1999, Don Harlow, "Re: Hallowe'en", soc.culture.esperanto
      Almenaux en la usona (eble ankaux angla) tradicio, la luphomo aux homlupo (lukantropo aux likantropo) estas aliel tute ordinara homo, kiu sub difinitaj kondicxoj farigxas lupo aux estajxo, kiu similas lupon, kaj kies mangxopreferoj enkludas la homan viandon, malsame ol ordinaraj lupoj, kiuj prereras musojn, domkatojn, kaj aliajn malgrandajn frandajxojn.
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    • 2016, A. A. Bort, La Homlupoj de St. James, →ISBN:
      [title:] La Homlupoj de St. James
      The Werewolves of St. James
    • 2017, Knal Majsner, Doni vivon por vivo, Michael Lennartz:
      Estante homlupo, li hurlos kaj ŝanĝos sian korpon sub la lumo de la luno.
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    • 2018, Laure Patas d’Illiers, “Homlupo”, in Belarta rikolto 2018: Premiitaj verkoj de la Belartaj Konkursoj de Universala Esperanto-Asocio, New York, N.Y.: Mondial, →ISBN, page 29:
      Andrea naskiĝis en familio de homlupoj.
      Andrea was born into a family of werewolves.
    Synonym: lupfantomo