Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en vampyr

a vampire (undead creature), a vampire (vampire bat)/vamˈpyːr/

Meaning

a vampire (undead creature); a vampire (vampire bat)

Forms

Forms of vampyr
Singular, indefiniteen vampyr
Singular, definitevampyren
Plural, indefinitevampyrer
Plural, definitevampyrerna

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Is it en vampyr or ett vampyr?

Questions

What does vampyr mean in English?

vampyr means “a vampire (undead creature), a vampire (vampire bat)”.

Is it en vampyr or ett vampyr?

It is en vampyr, and “the a vampire” is vampyren.

What is the plural of vampyr?

The plural of vampyr is vampyrer, and the definite plural is vampyrerna.

Origin

Borrowed from German Vampir, from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr (“vampire”).

Nearby common words

vampyr is number 1,687 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary