wampir

Polish

wampir

Etymology

Internationalism; compare German Vampir, Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr, Slovene vampír, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *ǫpyrь. Doublet of upiór and wąpierz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvam.pir/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ampir
• Syllabification: wam‧pir

Noun

wampir m pers (female equivalent wampirzyca, diminutive wampirek, augmentative wampirzysko)

1. vampire (mythological creature)

   Synonyms: upiór, wąpierz

2. vampire (person who assaults and kills people serially at night, often for sexual satisfaction)
3. vampire (person who drains one's time, energy, money, etc.)

   wampir energetyczny ― energy vampire

Declension

Declension of wampir

	singular	plural
nominative	wampir	wampirowie/wampiry
genitive	wampira	wampirów
dative	wampirowi	wampirom
accusative	wampira	wampirów
instrumental	wampirem	wampirami
locative	wampirze	wampirach
vocative	wampirze	wampirowie/wampiry

Noun

wampir m animal

1. vampire bat

Declension

Declension of wampir

	singular	plural
nominative	wampir	wampiry
genitive	wampira	wampirów
dative	wampirowi	wampirom
accusative	wampira	wampiry
instrumental	wampirem	wampirami
locative	wampirze	wampirach
vocative	wampirze	wampiry

Derived terms

adjectives

• wampiryczny
• wampirzy

 

noun

• wampiryzm

 

Related terms

adjective

• wampowaty

 

noun

• wamp

 

Further reading

• wampir in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• wampir in Polish dictionaries at PWN