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)
- (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)
Declension
λυκανθρωπία
| case \\ number | singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | λυκανθρωπία • |
| genitive | λυκανθρωπίας • |
| accusative | λυκανθρωπία • |
| vocative | λυκανθρωπία • |
Related terms
- λυκάνθρωπος m (lykánthropos, “werewolf”)