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ἄνθρωπος

ἄνθρωπος

See also: άνθρωπος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ἅνθρωπος (hánthrōpos) Attic, crasis with definite article (ho)
  • ὥνθρωπος (hṓnthrōpos) Ionic, crasis with definite article (ho)
  • ἀνθρωπώ (anthrōpṓ) Laconian
  • 𐠀𐠰𐠦𐠡𐠩 (a-to-ro-po-se) Cretan

Noun

ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos) m, f (genitive ἀνθρώπου); second declension

  1. human being, person (as opposed to gods); man, woman
  2. (philosophical) man, humanity
  3. (sometimes in the plural) all human beings, mankind
  4. (in feminine, derogatory) female slave

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀνθρώπινος (anthrṓpinos)
  • ἀνθρωποκεντρικός (anthrōpokentrikós), anthropocentric
  • ἀνθρωποειδής (anthrōpoeidḗs), anthropoid
  • ἀνθρωπολογία (anthrōpología), anthropology
  • ἀνθρωπομορφισμός (anthrōpomorphismós), anthropomorphism
  • ἀνθρωποποιία (anthrōpopoiía)

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