людоед

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

лю́ди (ljúdi) +‎ -ед (-ed)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lʲʊdɐˈjet]
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Noun

людое́д • (ljudojédm anim (genitive людое́да, nominative plural людое́ды, genitive plural людое́дов, feminine людое́дка, relational adjective людое́дский)

  1. man-eater, cannibal; a person, animal, or other creature that eats humans
    Synonym: антропофаг (antropofag)
  2. (derogatory) a cruel person, a murderer
  3. (derogatory) a tyrant, an oppressor

Declension

  • людоедка (ljudojedka)
  • людоедский (ljudojedskij)
  • людоедство (ljudojedstvo)

See also