людожер

Ukrainian

Etymology

From люд (ljud) + -о- (-o-) + -же́р (-žér). Compare Polish ludożerca.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lʲʊdɔˈʒɛr]
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Noun

людоже́р • (ljudožér) m pers (genitive людоже́ра, nominative plural людоже́ри, genitive plural людоже́рів, feminine людоже́рка, relational adjective людоже́рський or людоже́рний)

  1. cannibal, man-eater
  2. (figuratively) a cruel/savage person
  3. (mythology) ogre (a type of brutish giant from folk tales that eats human flesh)

Declension

Synonyms

  • (all senses): людої́д m (ljudojíd)
  • (cannibal, man-eater): каніба́л m (kanibál), антропофа́г m (antropofáh)

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