λυκανθρωπία
Greek (Cypriot)
/likanθɾoˈpia/
noun
Definitions
- (psychiatry) lycanthropy delusion in which a person believes they are a wolf
- (mythology) lycanthropy act of shapeshifting between the form of a human being and a wolf
Etymology
Compound from Greek (modern) λύκος (wolf) + Greek (modern) άνθρωπος (man, human, person)+ Greek (modern) -ία (suffix for feminine nouns).
Origin
Greek (Cypriot)
-ία
Gloss
suffix for feminine nouns
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- λύκος Ancient Greek
- ἄνθρωπος Ancient Greek
- -ία Greek (modern)
- άνθρωπος Greek (modern)
- αγριάνθρωπος Greek (modern)
- ανθρωπάκι Greek (modern)
- ανθρωπάριο Greek (modern)
- ανθρωποκτονία Greek (modern)
- ανθρωπότητα Greek (modern)
- κτηνάνθρωπος Greek (modern)
- λυκάκι Greek (modern)
- λυκάνθρωπος Greek (modern)
- λύκαινα Greek (modern)
- λύκος Greek (modern)
- παλιάνθρωπος Greek (modern)
- συνάνθρωπος Greek (modern)
- χιονάνθρωπος Greek (modern)