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lycanthropy

ly·can·thro·py

лікантропія

ликантропия

Lykanthropie

The state of being a lycanthrope, a person who can shapeshift between the form of a…The state of being a lycanthrope (or werewolf), a person who can shapeshift between the form of a human being and a wolf, often said to happen involuntarily during a full moon; werewolfdom.

UK/laɪ̯ˈkæn.θɹə.piː/US/laɪ̯ˈkæn.θɹə.pi/

Значення

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(незлічуване, зазвичай)The state of being a lycanthrope (or werewolf), a person who can shapeshift between the form of a human being and a wolf, often said to happen involuntarily during a full moon; werewolfdom.
(ширше, незлічуване, зазвичай)The state of being a person who can shapeshift between the form of a human being and an animal, whether or not it is a wolf.
Lykanthropie
ликантро́пияlikantrópija
лікантропі́яlikantropíja
(незлічуване, зазвичай)A delusion in which one believes oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.

Ще визначення

(folklore) the magical ability of a person to assume the characteristics of a wolf

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Походження

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λῠκᾰνθρωπῐ́ᾱ (lŭkănthrōpĭ́ā), from λῠκᾰ́νθρωπος (lŭkắnthrōpos,

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λῠκᾰνθρωπῐ́ᾱ (lŭkănthrōpĭ́ā), from λῠκᾰ́νθρωπος (lŭkắnthrōpos, “wolfman”). By surface analysis, lycanthrope + -y (abstract noun suffix).

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