ἀνθρωποφάγος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “person”) +‎ φάγος (phágos, “glutton”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /an.tʰrɔː.po.pʰá.ɡos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /an.tʰro.poˈpʰa.ɡos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /an.θro.poˈɸa.ɣos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /an.θro.poˈfa.ɣos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /an.θro.poˈfa.ɣos/

Adjective

ἀνθρωποφάγος • (anthrōpophágos) m or f (neuter ἀνθρωποφάγον); second declension

anthropophagous, man-eating, cannibalistic

Inflection

Second declension of ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γος; ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γος anthrōpophắgos	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γον anthrōpophắgon	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γω anthrōpophắgō	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γω anthrōpophắgō	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γοι anthrōpophắgoi	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γᾰ anthrōpophắgă
Genitive	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γου anthrōpophắgou	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γου anthrōpophắgou	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γοιν anthrōpophắgoin	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γοιν anthrōpophắgoin	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γων anthrōpophắgōn	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γων anthrōpophắgōn
Dative	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γῳ anthrōpophắgōi	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γῳ anthrōpophắgōi	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γοιν anthrōpophắgoin	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γοιν anthrōpophắgoin	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γοις anthrōpophắgois	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γοις anthrōpophắgois
Accusative	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γον anthrōpophắgon	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γον anthrōpophắgon	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γω anthrōpophắgō	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γω anthrōpophắgō	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γους anthrōpophắgous	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γᾰ anthrōpophắgă
Vocative	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γε anthrōpophắge	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γον anthrōpophắgon	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γω anthrōpophắgō	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γω anthrōpophắgō	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γοι anthrōpophắgoi	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γᾰ anthrōpophắgă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γως anthrōpophắgōs		ἀνθρωποφᾰγώτερος anthrōpophăgṓteros		ἀνθρωποφᾰγώτᾰτος anthrōpophăgṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ἀνθρωποφᾰγέω (anthrōpophăgéō)
ἀνθρωποφᾰγῐ́ᾱ (anthrōpophăgĭ́ā)
ἀνθρωποφᾰγῐκῶς (anthrōpophăgĭkôs)

Descendants

→ Latin: anthrōpophagus (see there for further descendants)