upiór

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Polish

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upiór sense 1
upiór sense 4

Etymology

Borrowed from East Slavic. Compare Ukrainian упир (upyr). Doublet of wampir and wąpierz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈu.pjur/
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  • Rhymes: -upjur
  • Syllabification: u‧piór

Noun

upiór m animal (female equivalent upiorzyca, related adjective upiorowy)

  1. vampire (mythological creature)
    Synonyms: wampir, wąpierz
  2. ghost, spectre, spook (supernatural being of frightful appearance who is a threat to the living, which, according to the beliefs of some cultures, becomes the dead returning to earth as punishment for evil deeds)
    Hypernyms: duch, strach, zjawa, zmora
  3. spectre (past, frightening events or phenomena that are a threat again)
    Synonym: widmo
    Po chwili otrząsały się z upiorów wspomnień.After a while, they shook off the terrible memories.
  4. any sheath-tailed bat of the genus Emballonura

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Descendants

  • English: oupire

Further reading

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