anthropophagus
English
Etymology
From Latin. Rarer than the plural anthropophagi. Attested in the 1623 edition of Shakespeare's Othello.
Noun
anthropophagus (plural anthropophagi)
- A man-eater; a cannibal.
- 1831, T. Carlyle, Sartor Resartus, 1858, p. 23
- That same hair-mantled, flint-hurling Aboriginal Anthropophagus.
- 1831, T. Carlyle, Sartor Resartus, 1858, p. 23
Related terms
- Androphagi
Anagrams
- phonautographs
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀνθρωποφάγος (anthrōpophágos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /an.tʰroːˈpo.pʰa.ɡus/, [än̪t̪ʰroːˈpɔpʰäɡʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /an.troˈpo.fa.ɡus/, [än̪t̪roˈpɔːfäɡus]
Noun
anthrōpophagus m (genitive anthrōpophagī); second declension
- cannibal, man-eater
Declension
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
- Catalan: antropòfag
- French: anthropophage
- Galician: antropófago
- Italian: antropofago
- Portuguese: antropófago
- Spanish: antropófago
References
- “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 (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016