anthropophagus

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin anthrōpophagus.

Noun

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anthropophagus (plural anthropophagi)

  1. A man-eater; a cannibal.

Usage notes

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Anagrams

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἀνθρωποφάγος (anthrōpophágos).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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anthrōpophagus m (genitive anthrōpophagī); second declension

  1. cannibal, man-eater

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative anthrōpophagus anthrōpophagī
Genitive anthrōpophagī anthrōpophagōrum
Dative anthrōpophagō anthrōpophagīs
Accusative anthrōpophagum anthrōpophagōs
Ablative anthrōpophagō anthrōpophagīs
Vocative anthrōpophage anthrōpophagī

Descendants

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References

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  • 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[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016