LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

anthrōpophagus

anthrōpophagus m (genitive anthrōpophagī)
Classical[an.tʰroːˈpɔ.pʰa.ɡʊs]Ecclesiastical[an.troˈpɔː.fa.ɡus]

Meaning

  1. cannibal, man-eater

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeanthrōpophagusanthrōpophagī
genitiveanthrōpophagīanthrōpophagōrum
dativeanthrōpophagōanthrōpophagīs
accusativeanthrōpophagumanthrōpophagōs
ablativeanthrōpophagōanthrōpophagīs
vocativeanthrōpophageanthrōpophagī

anthrōpŏphăgus, i, m., = ἀνθρωποφάγος,
I. a man-eater, a cannibal, Plin. 4, 12, 26, § 88; 6, 17, 20, § 53; 6, 30, 35, § 195.

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος(ánthrōpos)
  2. Ancient Greek φάγος(phágos)
  3. Latinanthrōpophagus

Ancient Greek ἀνθρωποφάγος (anthrōpophágos)bor. Latin anthrōpophagus Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνθρωποφάγος (anthrōpophágos).

Descendants
  • Catalanantropòfag
  • Frenchanthropophage
  • Italianantropofago
  • Portugueseantropófago
  • Romanianantropofag
  • Spanishantropófago
  • Galicianantropófago

Quick answers

What does anthrōpophagus mean in Latin?
anthrōpophagus, a noun, means “cannibal, man-eater”.
What is the genitive of anthrōpophagus?
The genitive singular is anthrōpophagī. anthrōpophagus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce anthrōpophagus?
In classical Latin, [an.tʰroːˈpɔ.pʰa.ɡʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [an.troˈpɔː.fa.ɡus].
Where does anthrōpophagus come from?
Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos) → Ancient Greek φάγος (phágos) → Latin anthrōpophagus.