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 anthrōpophágos	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γον anthrōpophágon	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γω anthrōpophágō	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γω anthrōpophágō	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γοι anthrōpophágoi	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γᾰ anthrōpophága
Genitive	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γου anthrōpophágou	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γου anthrōpophágou	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γοιν anthrōpophágoin	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γοιν anthrōpophágoin	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γων anthrōpophágōn	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γων anthrōpophágōn
Dative	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γῳ anthrōpophágōi	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γῳ anthrōpophágōi	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γοιν anthrōpophágoin	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γοιν anthrōpophágoin	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γοις anthrōpophágois	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γοις anthrōpophágois
Accusative	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γον anthrōpophágon	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γον anthrōpophágon	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γω anthrōpophágō	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γω anthrōpophágō	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γους anthrōpophágous	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γᾰ anthrōpophága
Vocative	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γε anthrōpopháge	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γον anthrōpophágon	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γω anthrōpophágō	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γω anthrōpophágō	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γοι anthrōpophágoi	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γᾰ anthrōpophága
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ἀνθρωποφᾰ́γως anthrōpophágōs		ἀνθρωποφᾰγώτερος anthrōpophagṓteros		ἀνθρωποφᾰγώτᾰτος anthrōpophagṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ἀνθρωποφᾰγέω (anthrōpophagéō)
ἀνθρωποφᾰγῐκῶς (anthrōpophagikôs)
ἀνθρωποφᾰγῐ́ᾱ (anthrōpophagíā)

Descendants

→ Latin: anthrōpophagus (see there for further descendants)