θηρίο

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θηρίον (thēríon).

Noun

θηρίο • (thirío) n (plural θηρία)

1. wild animal, beast
2. brute, predator
3. large strong man
4. giant (vegetable, etc)

Declension

Declension of θηρίο

	singular	plural
nominative	θηρίο •	θηρία •
genitive	θηρίου •	θηρίων •
accusative	θηρίο •	θηρία •
vocative	θηρίο •	θηρία •

Related terms

• 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”)