vampiro

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Esperanto

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Etymology

From Yiddish וואַמפּיר (vampir), Polish wampir, Russian вампи́р (vampír), English vampire, Italian vampiro, all from French vampire and German Vampir, from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr.

Pronunciation

Noun

vampiro (accusative singular vampiron, plural vampiroj, accusative plural vampirojn)

  1. vampire
    • 2007 February, Laimius Stražnickas, “Mia estrino estas vampiro”, in Monato, volume 28, number 2, →ISSN, page 16:
      Ambaŭ virinoj decidis, ke ili havis kontaktojn kun tiel nomataj energetikaj vampiroj, kiuj suĉis ilian energion.
      Both women decided, that they had contact with so-named energetic vampires, who sucked their energy.
    • 2007 December, Lily, “Ununokta Amorsperto”, in Penseo‎, number 194, page 5:
      Je mia granda mir’,
      belaspekta vampir’
      li montris sin antaŭ mi.
      To my great surprise,
      a beautiful vampire
      he presents himself before me.

Derived terms

Italian

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Etymology

Borrowed from French vampire, from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr, from Proto-Slavic *ǫpyrь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vamˈpi.ro/
  • Rhymes: -iro
  • Hyphenation: vam‧pì‧ro

Noun

vampiro m (plural vampiri)

  1. vampire
  2. vampire bat (mammal)

Anagrams

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: vam‧pi‧ro

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French vampire or German Vampir, ultimately from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr.

Noun

vampiro m (plural vampiros, feminine vampira or vampiresa, feminine plural vampiras or vampiresas)

  1. vampire (mythological creature)
  2. vampire bat (blood sucking bat)
    Synonym: morcego-vampiro
  3. vamp (woman who uses sexual desire to exploit men)
    Synonym: vampe

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

vampiro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of vampirar

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French vampire or German Vampir, from Hungarian vámpír, ultimately from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bamˈpiɾo/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iɾo
  • Syllabification: vam‧pi‧ro

Noun

vampiro m (plural vampiros, feminine vampiresa, feminine plural vampiresas)

  1. (folklore) vampire
  2. vampire bat

Derived terms

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