upiór

== Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from East Slavic. Compare Ukrainian упир (upyr). Doublet of wampir and wąpierz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈu.pjur/ Rhymes: -upjur Syllabification: u‧piór === Noun === upiór m animal (female equivalent upiorzyca, related adjective upiorowy) vampire (mythological creature) Synonyms: wampir, wąpierz ghost, spectre, spook (supernatural being of frightful appearance who is a threat to the living, which, according to the beliefs of some cultures, becomes the dead returning to earth as punishment for evil deeds) Hypernyms: duch, strach, zjawa, zmora spectre (past, frightening events or phenomena that are a threat again) Synonym: widmo Po chwili otrząsały się z upiorów wspomnień. ― After a while, they shook off the terrible memories. any sheath-tailed bat of the genus Emballonura ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: oupire === Further reading === upiór in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN upiór in Polish dictionaries at PWN