λυκανθρωπία

Greek

Etymology

From λύκος (lýkos, “wolf”) +‎ άνθρωπος (ánthropos, “man, human”) +‎ -ία (-ía).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /likanθɾoˈpia/
  • Hyphenation: λυ‧καν‧θρω‧πί‧α

Noun

λυκανθρωπία • (lykanthropía) f (uncountable)

  1. (psychiatry) lycanthropy (delusion in which a person believes they are a wolf)
  2. (mythology) lycanthropy (act of shapeshifting between the form of a human being and a wolf)

Declension

Declension of λυκανθρωπία
singular
nominative λυκανθρωπία (lykanthropía)
genitive λυκανθρωπίας (lykanthropías)
accusative λυκανθρωπία (lykanthropía)
vocative λυκανθρωπία (lykanthropía)
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