vampire

Substantiv

Worttrennung:

vam·pire, Plural: vam·pires

Aussprache:

IPA: [ˈvæm.paɪ.ə]

Hörbeispiele:  vampire (australisch) ^(Info)

Bedeutungen:

[1] blutsaugender, toter Mensch (Fantasiegestalt); Vampir

Beispiele:

[1] The most famous vampire in literature is Dracula. Bram Stocker wrote the story of the infamous Count.

[1] "Vampire, a fabulous creature, which was widely believed in previously to and during the 18th century in Greece, Hungary, Moravia, Silesia, Poland, and Russia. Vampires are defined by Dom Calmet as persons "who have been dead a considerable time, sometimes more, sometimes less; who leave their tombs, and come and disturb the living, sucking their blood, appearing to them, making a noise at their doors and in their houses, and often causing their death." ^[1]

Wortbildungen:

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