anthropophagus
English
Etymology
From Latin. More rare 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
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀνθρωποφάγος (anthrōpophágos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /an.tʰroːˈpo.pʰa.ɡus/, [an.tʰroːˈpɔ.pʰa.ɡʊs]
Inflection
Second declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | anthrōpophagus | anthrōpophagī |
Genitive | anthrōpophagī | anthrōpophagōrum |
Dative | anthrōpophagō | anthrōpophagīs |
Accusative | anthrōpophagum | anthrōpophagōs |
Ablative | anthrōpophagō | anthrōpophagīs |
Vocative | anthrōpophage | anthrōpophagī |
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
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