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)

  2. vampire (mythological creature)
    Synonyms: wampir, wąpierz
  3. 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
  4. 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.
  6. any sheath-tailed bat of the genus Emballonura

Declension

Declension of upiór
singular plural
nominative upiór upiory
genitive upiora upiorów
dative upiorowi upiorom
accusative upiora upiory
instrumental upiorem upiorami
locative upiorze upiorach
vocative upiorze upiory

Derived terms

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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
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