Albanian

edit

Alternative forms

edit

Etymology

edit

From Proto-Slavic *vьlkolakъ (werewolf, vampire).[1]

Pronunciation

edit

Noun

edit

vurkollak m (plural vurkollakë, definite vurkollaku, definite plural vurkollakët)

  1. (mythology) revenant, vampire, zombie, ghost
    Synonyms: lugat, kukudh, vampir

Declension

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “vurkollak”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 517