vampiro
Esperanto
Etymology
From French vampire, German Vampir, English vampire.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [vamˈpiro]
- Rhymes: -iro
- Hyphenation: vam‧pi‧ro
Noun
vampiro (accusative singular vampiron, plural vampiroj, accusative plural vampirojn)
- vampire
- 2007 February, Stražnickas, Laimius, “Mia estrino estas vampiro”, in Monato, volume 28, number 2, ISSN 0772-456X, 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.
- To my great surprise,
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Derived terms
- vampira (“vampiric”)
- vampire (“vampirically”)
- vampirigi (“vampirize”)
- vampirigo (“vampirization”)
- vampirismo (“vampirism”)
Italian
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)
- vampire
- vampire bat (mammal)
Related terms
- vampiresco
- vampirismo
Anagrams
- provami
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɐ̃ˈpi.ɾu/
- Hyphenation: vam‧pi‧ro
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French vampire or German Vampir, from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr, from Macedonian.
Noun
vampiro m (plural vampiros, feminine vampira or vampiresa, feminine plural vampiras or vampiresas)
- vampire (mythological creature)
- vampire bat (blood sucking bat)
- Synonym: morcego-vampiro
- vamp (woman who uses sexual desire to exploit men)
- Synonym: vampe
Related terms
- vampireiro
- vampirela
- vampiresco
- vampírico
- vampirismo
- vampirização
- vampirizante
- vampirizar, vampirar
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
vampiro
- first-person singular present indicative of vampirar
Spanish
Etymology
From French vampire or German Vampir, from Hungarian vámpír, from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr, from Macedonian.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bamˈpiɾo/ [bãmˈpi.ɾo]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -iɾo
- Syllabification: vam‧pi‧ro
Noun
vampiro m (plural vampiros, feminine vampiresa, feminine plural vampiresas)
- (folklore) vampire
- vampire bat
Derived terms
- calamar vampiro
- me piro, vampiro
- murciélago vampiro
- vampirizar
Related terms
- vampiresa (“vampiress”)
Further reading
- “vampiro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014