lamia

See also Lamia

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek Λάμια. From Ancient Greek λαιμός (laimos, “gullet”).

Noun

lamia (plural lamias)

1. (Greek mythology) A monster with the head and breasts of a woman and the lower half of a serpent, which ate children and sucked the blood from men.
2. (Greek mythology) A creature that feeds on blood.

Synonyms

• vampire

Translations

monster in mythology

• Basque: lamia (eu)
• Catalan: làmia (ca)
• Chinese: 拉米亞
• Croatian: lamija
• Czech: lamia (cs)
• Dutch: lamia (nl)
• Estonian: lamia (et)
• Finnish: lamia (fi)
• French: lamia (fr)
• German: Lamia (de)
• Greek: Λάμια (el) (Lámia)

• Italian: lamia (it)
• Japanese: ラミアー
• Korean: 라미아 (ko)
• Latin: lamia (la)
• Lithuanian: lamija
• Norwegian: lamia (no)
• Polish: lamia (pl)
• Russian: ламия (ru) (lamija) f
• Slovene: lamija (sl)
• Spanish: lamia (es)
• Swedish: lamia (sv)

Anagrams

• Malia

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Latin

Noun

lamia (genitive lamiae); f, first declension

1. witch (sort of female bogeyman)

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	lamia	lamiae
genitive	lamiae	lamiārum
dative	lamiae	lamiīs
accusative	lamiam	lamiās
ablative	lamiā	lamiīs
vocative	lamia	lamiae

Usage notes

• Elsewhere used to refer to a type of flatfish and a type of owl.