wampir

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian vampir, from Proto-Slavic *ǫpyrь. Doublet of upiór (“ghost, phantom”) and wąpierz (archaic).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvam.pir/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ampir
  • Syllabification: wam‧pir

Noun

wampir m pers (diminutive wampirek, augmentative wampirzysko, feminine wampirzyca)

  1. vampire (mythological creature)

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

Noun

wampir m anim

  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
adjective
  • wampirzy
adjective
  • wampiryczny
noun
  • wampiryzm

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