упырь

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ǫpyrь. Doublet of вампи́р (vampír).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ʊˈpɨrʲ]
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Rhymes: -ɨrʲ

Noun

упы́рь • (upýrʹ) m anim (genitive упыря́, nominative plural упыри́, genitive plural упыре́й)

vampire
(colloquial, figuratively) a cruel person, a bloodsucker, a villain

Declension

Declension of упы́рь (anim masc-form soft-stem accent-b)

	singular	plural
nominative	упы́рь upýrʹ	упыри́ upyrí
genitive	упыря́ upyrjá	упыре́й upyréj
dative	упырю́ upyrjú	упыря́м upyrjám
accusative	упыря́ upyrjá	упыре́й upyréj
instrumental	упырём upyrjóm	упыря́ми upyrjámi
prepositional	упыре́ upyré	упыря́х upyrjáx

Pre-reform declension of упы́рь (anim masc-form soft-stem accent-b)

	singular	plural
nominative	упы́рь upýrʹ	упыри́ upyrí
genitive	упыря́ upyrjá	упыре́й upyréj
dative	упырю́ upyrjú	упыря́мъ upyrjám
accusative	упыря́ upyrjá	упыре́й upyréj
instrumental	упырёмъ upyrjóm	упыря́ми upyrjámi
prepositional	упырѣ́ upyrě́	упыря́хъ upyrjáx

Synonyms

вампи́р (vampír)

Further reading

упырь in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru

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