English
Alternative spellings
(archaic) vampyre
Etymology
From F. #French|vampire or G. Vampir, from SH. vampir (compare Russian �п���, Polish upiór, et al.).
Pronunciation
IPA|/�væmpaɪ�/ (UK)
Noun
en-noun
- A mythological undead creature said to feed on human blood.
- A person with the medical condition colloquially known as vampirism with effects such as Photosensitive|photosensitivity, a desire for blood, and increased night vision.
- A blood-sucking bat (vampire bat).
Synonyms
(mythological creature): nosferatu
(bat): vampire bat
Derived terms
vampire bat
vampiric
vampirism
vampiress
Translations
trans-top|mythological creature
Bosnian: vampir#Bosnian|vampir m, vampirka#Bosnian|vampirka f
Chinese: ��鬼 (xī xu� gu�)
Danish: vampyr
Dutch: vampier
Estonian: vampiir (mythological creature)
Finnish: t+|fi|vampyyri, t-|fi|verenimijä
French: t+|fr|vampire|m
German: t+|de|Vampir|m
Greek: t+|el|β�ικ�λακα�|m|sc=Grek
Icelandic: vampÃra f
Italian: t-|it|vampiro
trans-mid
Japanese: ��鬼 (������, kyūketsuki), ������ (katakana, banpaia/vanpaia)
Lithuanian: vampyras m; vampyr� f
Norwegian: vampyr m
Polish: t+|pl|wampir|m
Romanian: t-|ro|vampir|m, t-|ro|vampir�|f
Russian: t-|ru|вампи�|m|sc=Cyrl
Serbian:
Spanish: t+|es|vampiro
Sumerian: akhkharu
Swedish: vampyr c
trans-bottom
trans-top|bat
Czech: vampýr
Estonian: vereimeja
Greek: ν���ε�ίδα
trans-mid
Russian: t-|ru|вампи�|m|sc=Cyrl
trans-bottom
Related terms
vamp
See also
werewolf
w:Dracula
w:Vlad the Impaler
w:Lupus Erythematosus
Category:Mammals
Category:Serbo-Croatian derivations
Romanian
Pronunciation
IPA|[vam'pi.re]|lang=ro
Noun
ro-pl|vampir�|gend=f
- female vampires
el:vampire
fr:vampire
io:vampire
id:vampire
hu:vampire
ru:vampire
sr:vampire
fi:vampire
te:vampire
vi:vampire
tr:vampire
zh:vampire
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