dhampir

D2H4A1M3P3I1R1
UK/dæmˈpɪə/US/dæmˈpɪɹ/

noun

A half-human, half-vampire hybrid.

OriginAlbanian dhampir ← Serbo-Croatian vàmpīrbor.? ← Proto-Slavic *ǫpyrь →
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Meanings

noundhampir (plural dhampirs)

plural dhampirs · alternative dhampire · alternative rare dhampyr · alternative rare damphyr

  1. fantasyA half-human, half-vampire hybrid.

Origin

  1. Proto-Turkic*ōp-
  2. Proto-Turkic*ōpurder.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  4. Proto-Balto-Slavic*au
  5. Proto-Slavic*u
  6. Proto-Slavic*pyřь
  7. Proto-Slavic*ǫpyrь
  8. Serbo-Croatianvàmpīrbor.?
  9. Albaniandhampir
  10. Englishdhampir

Borrowed from Albanian dhampir.

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Translations

Esperanto duonvampiro
  • duonvampirohalf-human, half-vampire
Finnish puolivampyyri
  • puolivampyyrihalf-human, half-vampire
French dhampire
  • dhampirehalf-human, half-vampire
German Dhampir
  • Dhampirhalf-human, half-vampire
Greek ντάμπιρ
  • ντάμπιρ (ntámpir)half-human, half-vampire
Hungarian damfír
  • damfírhalf-human, half-vampire
Italian dampiro
  • dampirohalf-human, half-vampire
Japanese ダンピール
  • ダンピール (danpīru)half-human, half-vampire
Korean 담피르
  • 담피르 (dampireu)half-human, half-vampire
Russian дампир
  • дампир (dampir)half-human, half-vampire
Cite this entry
APA

dhampir. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dhampir

MLA

“dhampir.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dhampir. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dhampir,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dhampir.

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