Macedonian

Noun

вампир • ‎(vampir) m

1. vampire

Inflection

Russian

Etymology

Borrowing from French vampire or German Vampir, from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *ǫpyrь. Compare the native cognate упы́рь ‎(upýrʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vɐm⁽ʲ⁾ˈpʲir]

Noun

вампи́р • ‎(vampír) m anim ‎(genitive вампи́ра, nominative plural вампи́ры, genitive plural вампи́ров, feminine вампи́рша)

1. vampire (mythological creature, also figuratively)
2. vampire bat

Declension

Synonyms

• упы́рь ‎(upýrʹ)
• вурдала́к ‎(vurdalák)

References

• Fasmer, Maks (1964–1973), “вампир”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ǫpyrь

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋǎmpiːr/
• Hyphenation: вам‧пир

Noun

ва̀мпӣр m ‎(Latin spelling vàmpīr)

1. vampire

Declension