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vampire

/ˈvæmpaɪə/VAM-pyr
/ˈvæmpaɪɹ/VAM-pyr

Meaninga vampire

Common meaning: in folklore, a dead person who drinks blood

Journey through time

  1. Serbianvampirsource
  2. Germanvampyrsource
  3. Frenchvampiresource
  4. Englishvampire‘in folklore, a dead person who drinks blood’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Serbian vampir ‘a vampire’.

Roots

  • vampir Serbian “a vampire”

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