"lycanthrope" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈlaɪkənθɹoʊp/, /laɪˈkænθɹoʊp/ Forms: lycanthropes [plural]
Etymology: From Latin lycanthrōpus, from Ancient Greek λυκάνθρωπος (lukánthrōpos). By surface analysis, lyc- + -anthrope. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|lycanthrōpus}} Latin lycanthrōpus, {{der|en|grc|λυκάνθρωπος}} Ancient Greek λυκάνθρωπος (lukánthrōpos), {{surf|en|lyc-|-anthrope}} By surface analysis, lyc- + -anthrope Head templates: {{en-noun}} lycanthrope (plural lycanthropes)
  1. A werewolf.
    Sense id: en-lycanthrope-en-noun-VfIKThiW Categories (other): Horror, Werewolves Disambiguation of Horror: 50 50 Disambiguation of Werewolves: 65 35
  2. More generally, any sort of werecreature.
    Sense id: en-lycanthrope-en-noun-aHgpWGcW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with lyc-, English terms suffixed with -anthrope, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Horror, Mythological creatures Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with lyc-: 29 71 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -anthrope: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of Horror: 50 50 Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: werewolf, shape-shifter Related terms: lycanthropic, lycanthropy, werebear, wereboar, wererat, weretiger, werewolf

Noun [French]

IPA: /li.kɑ̃.tʁɔp/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-lycanthrope.wav Forms: lycanthropes [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek λυκάνθρωπος (lukánthrōpos, “human-wolf”). Etymology templates: {{der|fr|grc|λυκάνθρωπος|t=human-wolf}} Ancient Greek λυκάνθρωπος (lukánthrōpos, “human-wolf”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|mfbysense}} lycanthrope m or f by sense (plural lycanthropes)
  1. werewolf; lycanthrope (wolflike human) Wikipedia link: fr:lycanthrope Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine Derived forms: lycanthropique
    Sense id: en-lycanthrope-fr-noun-FbZr48O2 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French masculine and feminine nouns by sense, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Horror, Mythological creatures

Inflected forms

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