zombie

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English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested in 1871. From a Bantu language. Compare Kongo nzambi (god), zumbi (fetish), and Kimbundu nzumbi (ghost) (see Portuguese zumbi), and Caribbean folklore's jumbee (a spirit or demon). Origin from Spanish sombra (shadow, phantom) has also been suggested. May have come through Louisiana Creole [Term?]. See also French zombi (1832).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

zombie (plural zombies)

  1. (voodoo, horror) A person, usually undead, animated by unnatural forces (such as magic), with no soul or will of his or her own.
    Synonyms: deadhead, ghoul, living dead, walker, (slang) walking dead, zed
    • 1943, Curt Siodmak, Ardel Wray, I Walked with a Zombie (motion picture):
      Betsy Connell: I don't know about zombies, doctor. Just what is a zombie? / Dr. Maxwell: A ghost. A living dead. It's also a drink.
    • 1962, “Monster Mash”, Bobby "Boris" Pickett and Lenny Capizzi (lyrics), performed by Bobby (Boris) Pickett and The Crypt-Kickers:
      The zombies were having fun
      The party had just begun
      The guests included Wolf-Man, Dracula, and his son.
    • 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: SSV Normandy:
      Ashley: Dad passed on a few years back. He's probably still watching, though.
      Shepard: He's not a zombie, is he?
    • 2017 February 23, Katie Rife, “The Girl With All The Gifts tries to put a fresh spin on overripe zombie clichés”, in The Onion AV Club[1]:
      The zombies first show up 20 minutes in, after Melanie volunteers herself as the next child to mysteriously disappear in the middle of the night. That’s when we learn that Melanie and her classmates are all “hungries,” or people infected with a toxic fungus that turns them into mindless flesh-eating animals.
  2. (figuratively) An apathetic or slow-witted person. [1936]
  3. (figuratively) A human being in a state of extreme mental exhaustion.
    After working for 18 hours on the computer, I was a zombie.
  4. An information worker who has signed a nondisclosure agreement.[1]
    Synonym: intellectual prostitute
  5. (computing) A process or task which has terminated but has not been removed from the list of processes, typically because it has an unresponsive parent process.[2]
    • 1986, Maurice J. Bach, The Design of the Unix Operating System, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA, See "Process States and Transitions," p. 147.
      9. The process executed the exit system call and is in the zombie state. The process no longer exists, but it leaves a record containing an exit code and some timing statistics for its parent process to collect. The zombie state is the final state of a process.
  6. (computing) A computer affected by malware which causes it to do whatever the attacker wants it to do without the user's knowledge.
  7. A cocktail of rum and fruit juices.
    • 1976, Walter Becker, Donald Fagen (lyrics and music), “Haitian Divorce”, in The Royal Scam, performed by Steely Dan:
      She takes the taxi to the good hotel / Bon marché as far as she can tell / She drinks the zombie from the cocoa shell
    • 1976, Harvard Advocate CX:ii, pages 8 and 380:
      The maitre d’ introduced us and I had a zombie with him. Those zombies are wicked.
      []
      I watched Mario and drank zombies out of a thermos.
  8. (Canada, historical, derogatory) A conscripted member of the Canadian military during World War II who was assigned to home defence rather than to combat in Europe.[3]
    • 1944, "Time for Decision," Time (US edition), 6 Nov.,
      Had the time come to order Canada's home defense draftees—some 70,000 zombies idling at home—to battle overseas?
  9. (Australia, slang) Marijuana, or similar drugs.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:marijuana
  10. (philosophy) A hypothetical being that is indistinguishable from a normal human being except in that it lacks conscious experience, qualia, or sentience.
    Synonyms: p-zombie, philosophical zombie

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Translations[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ EE Times, "Beware 'zombie' clauses," 2 Aug., 2004
  2. ^ Maurice J. Bach The Design of the Unix Operating System, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA, 1986. See "Process States and Transitions," p. 147.
  3. ^ The Canadian Encyclopedia, 2nd edition, Hurtig Publishers, Edmonton Canada, 1988. See "National Resources Mobilization Act," p. 1433.

Czech[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

zombie m anim or f or n

  1. zombie
    Synonyms: zombík, nemrtvý

Declension[edit]

when masculine:

when feminine:

when neuter:

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English zombie, from a Bantu language.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɔm.bi/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: zom‧bie

Noun[edit]

zombie m (plural zombies, diminutive zombietje n)

  1. zombie

Derived terms[edit]

Finnish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈzombi/, [ˈzo̞mbi]

Noun[edit]

zombie

  1. Alternative form of zombi

Declension[edit]

Inflection of zombie (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)
nominative zombie zombiet
genitive zombien zombieiden
zombieitten
partitive zombieta zombieita
illative zombieen zombieihin
singular plural
nominative zombie zombiet
accusative nom. zombie zombiet
gen. zombien
genitive zombien zombieiden
zombieitten
partitive zombieta zombieita
inessive zombiessa zombieissa
elative zombiesta zombieista
illative zombieen zombieihin
adessive zombiella zombieilla
ablative zombielta zombieilta
allative zombielle zombieille
essive zombiena zombieina
translative zombieksi zombieiksi
abessive zombietta zombieitta
instructive zombiein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of zombie (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative zombieni zombieni
accusative nom. zombieni zombieni
gen. zombieni
genitive zombieni zombieideni
zombieitteni
partitive zombietani zombieitani
inessive zombiessani zombieissani
elative zombiestani zombieistani
illative zombieeni zombieihini
adessive zombiellani zombieillani
ablative zombieltani zombieiltani
allative zombielleni zombieilleni
essive zombienani zombieinani
translative zombiekseni zombieikseni
abessive zombiettani zombieittani
instructive
comitative zombieineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative zombiesi zombiesi
accusative nom. zombiesi zombiesi
gen. zombiesi
genitive zombiesi zombieidesi
zombieittesi
partitive zombietasi zombieitasi
inessive zombiessasi zombieissasi
elative zombiestasi zombieistasi
illative zombieesi zombieihisi
adessive zombiellasi zombieillasi
ablative zombieltasi zombieiltasi
allative zombiellesi zombieillesi
essive zombienasi zombieinasi
translative zombieksesi zombieiksesi
abessive zombiettasi zombieittasi
instructive
comitative zombieinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative zombiemme zombiemme
accusative nom. zombiemme zombiemme
gen. zombiemme
genitive zombiemme zombieidemme
zombieittemme
partitive zombietamme zombieitamme
inessive zombiessamme zombieissamme
elative zombiestamme zombieistamme
illative zombieemme zombieihimme
adessive zombiellamme zombieillamme
ablative zombieltamme zombieiltamme
allative zombiellemme zombieillemme
essive zombienamme zombieinamme
translative zombieksemme zombieiksemme
abessive zombiettamme zombieittamme
instructive
comitative zombieinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative zombienne zombienne
accusative nom. zombienne zombienne
gen. zombienne
genitive zombienne zombieidenne
zombieittenne
partitive zombietanne zombieitanne
inessive zombiessanne zombieissanne
elative zombiestanne zombieistanne
illative zombieenne zombieihinne
adessive zombiellanne zombieillanne
ablative zombieltanne zombieiltanne
allative zombiellenne zombieillenne
essive zombienanne zombieinanne
translative zombieksenne zombieiksenne
abessive zombiettanne zombieittanne
instructive
comitative zombieinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative zombiensa zombiensa
accusative nom. zombiensa zombiensa
gen. zombiensa
genitive zombiensa zombieidensa
zombieittensa
partitive zombietaan
zombietansa
zombieitaan
zombieitansa
inessive zombiessaan
zombiessansa
zombieissaan
zombieissansa
elative zombiestaan
zombiestansa
zombieistaan
zombieistansa
illative zombieensa zombieihinsa
adessive zombiellaan
zombiellansa
zombieillaan
zombieillansa
ablative zombieltaan
zombieltansa
zombieiltaan
zombieiltansa
allative zombielleen
zombiellensa
zombieilleen
zombieillensa
essive zombienaan
zombienansa
zombieinaan
zombieinansa
translative zombiekseen
zombieksensa
zombieikseen
zombieiksensa
abessive zombiettaan
zombiettansa
zombieittaan
zombieittansa
instructive
comitative zombieineen
zombieinensa

Further reading[edit]

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

zombie

  1. Alternative spelling of zombi
  2. feminine singular of zombi

References[edit]

Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

zombie m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. Alternative spelling of zombi

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology[edit]

From a Bantu language, via English zombie.

Noun[edit]

zombie m (definite singular zombien, indefinite plural zombier, definite plural zombiene)

  1. a zombie

See also[edit]

  • zombi (Nynorsk) (although the spelling "zombie" is apparently also used)

References[edit]

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl
zombie

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English zombie.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

zombie m animal (indeclinable)

  1. (voodoo) zombie (person, usually undead, animated by unnatural forces (such as magic), with no soul or will of their own)
    Synonyms: umarlak, zombiak, żywy trup
    Hypernym: nieumarły
  2. (fiction) zombie (deceased person who becomes reanimate to attack the living)
    Synonyms: umarlak, zombiak, żywy trup
    Hypernym: nieumarły
  3. zombie film
  4. (computing) zombie (computer affected by malware)

Derived terms[edit]

noun

Further reading[edit]

  • zombie in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • zombie in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English zombie.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

zombie m or f by sense (plural zombies)

  1. zombie (the undead)
    Synonyms: morto-vivo, (Brazil) zumbi

Slovak[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately, from a Bantu language.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

zombie m anim (genitive singular zombieho, nominative plural zombieovia, genitive plural zombieov, declension pattern of kuli)

  1. zombie
    Synonyms: zombi m, zombia f

Declension[edit]

Usage notes[edit]

May also be indeclineable.

References[edit]

  • zombie”, 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[edit]

Noun[edit]

zombie m (plural zombies)

  1. Alternative spelling of zombi

Swedish[edit]

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English zombie, from a Bantu language.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

zombie c

  1. zombie

Declension[edit]

Declension of zombie 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative zombie zombien zombies, zombier zombierna, zombiesarna
Genitive zombies zombiens zombies, zombiers zombiernas, zombiersarnas

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