lycanthrope

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λυκάνθρωπος (lukanthrōpos).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlaɪkənθroʊp/, /laɪˈkænθroʊp/

Noun

lycanthrope (plural lycanthropes)

1. A werewolf.
2. A human with a curse that causes involuntary shapeshifting.

Translations

a werewolf

• Catalan: licantrop (ca) m
• Esperanto: (♂♀) lupfantomo (eo), (♂) virlupfantomo (eo), (♀) lupfantomino (eo), (♂♀) homlupo (eo), (♂) virhomlupo (eo), (♀) homlupino (eo), (♂♀) likantropo (eo), (♂) virlikantropo (eo), (♀) likantropino (eo)
• French: lycanthrope (fr) m and f, loup-garou (fr) m, louve-garou (fr) f
• German: Lykanthrop (de) m, Lykanthropin (de) f, Werwolf (de) m, Werwölfin (de) f
• Greek: λυκάνθρωπος (el) (lykánthropos) m

• Polish: likantrop (pl) m
• Spanish: licántropo (es)
• Volapük: (♂♀) lükantropan (vo), (♂) hilükantropan (vo), (♀) jilükantropan (vo), (♂♀ offspring) lükantropanül (vo), (♂ offspring) hilükantropanül (vo), (♀ offspring) jilükantropanül (vo), (♂♀) lupamen (vo), (♂) lupahimen (vo)(♀) lupajimen (vo), (♂♀ offspring) lupamenül (vo), (♂ offspring) lupahimenül (vo), (♀ offspring) lupajimenül (vo), (♂♀) menalupan (vo), (♂) menahilupan (vo), (♀) menajilupan (vo), (♂♀ offspring) menalupanül (vo), (♂ offspring) menahilupanül (vo), (♀ offspring) menajilupanül (vo)

Synonyms

• werewolf

Derived terms

• lycanthropy

See also

• werebear
• wereboar
• wererat
• weretiger
• werewolf

Anagrams

• hypocentral

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French

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Noun

lycanthrope m and f (plural lycanthropes)

1. werewolf; lycanthrope (wolflike human)

Derived terms

• lycanthropique