How to pronounce lycanthrope
American English pronunciation
LY-kun-throhp
- IPA
- /ˈlaɪkənˌθɹoʊp/
- Syllables
- LY · kun · throhp (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
- Also said
- ly-KAN-throhp
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What lycanthrope means
A person who can change into a wolf
In a sentence: In the spooky story, a lycanthrope howled at the full moon.
Where it comes from: It comes through Latin from a Greek word made of the words for wolf and human.
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