Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [lʲʊdɔˈʒɛr]
  • (file)

Noun edit

людоже́р (ljudožérm 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)

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