vampiro

Esperanto

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

• IPA^(key): [vamˈpiro]
• Rhymes: -iro
• Hyphenation: vam‧pi‧ro

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^[1], number 194, archived from the original on 9 July 2012, 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

• 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)

1. vampire
2. vampire bat (mammal)

Related terms

• vampiresco
• vampirismo

Anagrams

• provami

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vɐ̃ˈpi.ɾu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vɐ̃ˈpi.ɾu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /vɐ̃ˈpi.ɾo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐ̃ˈpi.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐ̃ˈpi.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ̃ˈpi.ɾu/

• 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

Related terms

• vampireiro
• vampirela
• vampiresco
• vampírico
• vampirismo
• vampirização
• vampirizante
• vampirizar, vampirar

 

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/ [bãmˈpi.ɾo]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -iɾo
• Syllabification: vam‧pi‧ro

Noun

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

1. (folklore) vampire
2. vampire bat

Derived terms

• calamar vampiro
• me piro, vampiro
• murciélago vampiro
• vampiresa
• vampirizar

 

Further reading

• “vampiro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10