упырь
Russian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ǫpyrь. Doublet of вампи́р (vampír).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
упы́рь • (upýrʹ) m anim (genitive упыря́, nominative plural упыри́, genitive plural упыре́й)
- vampire
- (colloquial, figuratively) a cruel person, a bloodsucker, a villain
Declension edit
Declension of упы́рь (anim masc-form soft-stem accent-b)
Pre-reform declension of упы́рь (anim masc-form soft-stem accent-b)
Synonyms edit
- вампи́р (vampír)
Further reading edit
- упырь in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru