zombi
English
Noun
zombi (plural zombis)
- Alternative form of zombie
- 2010, Wade Davis, The Serpent and the Rainbow, page 186:
- The spirit zombi, or the zombi of the ti bon ange alone, is carefully stored in a jar and may later be magically transmuted into insects, animals, or humans in order to accomplish the particular work of the bokor.
See also
Cornish
Pronunciation
- (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [ˈzɔmbi]
- (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [ˈzɔmbi]
References
- Cornish-English Dictionary from Maga's Online Dictionary
- Akademi Kernewek Gerlyver Kernewek (FSS) Cornish Dictionary (SWF) (in Cornish), 2018, published 2018, page 194
Estonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsomb̥i/
Declension
Declension of zombi (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | zombi | zombid | |
accusative | nom. | ||
gen. | zombi | ||
genitive | zombide | ||
partitive | zombit | zombisid | |
illative | zombisse | zombidesse | |
inessive | zombis | zombides | |
elative | zombist | zombidest | |
allative | zombile | zombidele | |
adessive | zombil | zombidel | |
ablative | zombilt | zombidelt | |
translative | zombiks | zombideks | |
terminative | zombini | zombideni | |
essive | zombina | zombidena | |
abessive | zombita | zombideta | |
comitative | zombiga | zombidega |
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtsombi/, [ˈts̠o̞mbi]
- IPA(key): /ˈzombi/, [ˈzo̞mbi]
- Rhymes: -ombi
- Syllabification(key): zom‧bi
Declension
Inflection of zombi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | zombi | zombit | ||
genitive | zombin | zombien | ||
partitive | zombia | zombeja | ||
illative | zombiin | zombeihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | zombi | zombit | ||
accusative | nom. | zombi | zombit | |
gen. | zombin | |||
genitive | zombin | zombien | ||
partitive | zombia | zombeja | ||
inessive | zombissa | zombeissa | ||
elative | zombista | zombeista | ||
illative | zombiin | zombeihin | ||
adessive | zombilla | zombeilla | ||
ablative | zombilta | zombeilta | ||
allative | zombille | zombeille | ||
essive | zombina | zombeina | ||
translative | zombiksi | zombeiksi | ||
abessive | zombitta | zombeitta | ||
instructive | — | zombein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Further reading
- “zombi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04
French
Alternative forms
- zombie (more common)
Etymology
Attested 1832, but the 1765 Encyclopédie (t. 11, p. 82a, s.v. nègre) already has zambys «dieux esprits des tribus africaines». Borrowed from Haitian Creole zonbi, from a Bantu language.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zɔ̃.bi/
Audio (file)
Synonyms
Further reading
- “zombi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈzombi]
- Hyphenation: zom‧bi
- Rhymes: -bi
Declension
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | zombi | zombik |
accusative | zombit | zombikat |
dative | zombinak | zombiknak |
instrumental | zombival | zombikkal |
causal-final | zombiért | zombikért |
translative | zombivá | zombikká |
terminative | zombiig | zombikig |
essive-formal | zombiként | zombikként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | zombiban | zombikban |
superessive | zombin | zombikon |
adessive | zombinál | zombiknál |
illative | zombiba | zombikba |
sublative | zombira | zombikra |
allative | zombihoz | zombikhoz |
elative | zombiból | zombikból |
delative | zombiról | zombikról |
ablative | zombitól | zombiktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
zombié | zombiké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
zombiéi | zombikéi |
Possessive forms of zombi | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | zombim | zombijaim |
2nd person sing. | zombid | zombijaid |
3rd person sing. | zombija | zombijai |
1st person plural | zombink | zombijaink |
2nd person plural | zombitok | zombijaitok |
3rd person plural | zombijuk | zombijaik |
Derived terms
Italian
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): */ˈd͡zom.bi/
- Rhymes: -ombi
- Hyphenation: zóm‧bi
Audio (file)
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzɔm.bi/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔmbi
- Syllabification: zom‧bi
Romanian
Slovak
Etymology
Ultimately from a Bantu language.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈzɔmbi]
Noun
zombi m anim (genitive singular zombiho, nominative plural zombiovia, genitive plural zombiov, declension pattern of kuli)
Declension
Declension of zombi
singular | plural | |
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nominative | zombi | zombiovia |
genitive | zombiho | zombiov |
dative | zombimu | zombiom |
accusative | zombiho | zombiov |
locative | zombim | zombioch |
instrumental | zombim | zombiami |
References
- “zombi”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθombi/ [ˈθõm.bi]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈsombi/ [ˈsõm.bi]
- Rhymes: -ombi
- Syllabification: zom‧bi
Alternative forms
Further reading
- “zombi”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Turkish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈzom.bi]
- Hyphenation: zom‧bi
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