zombi

English

Noun

zombi (plural zombis)

1. Uncommon spelling 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.

Derived terms

• zombi apple

Anagrams

• Zimbo, zimbo

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈzɔm.bi]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

zombi m or f by sense (plural zombis)

1. zombie

Cornish

Etymology

Borrowed from English zombie.

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [ˈzɔmbi]
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [ˈzɔmbi]

Noun

zombi m (plural zombis)

1. zombie

References

• “zombi” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.
• Akademi Kernewek Gerlyver Kernewek (FSS) Cornish Dictionary (SWF) (in Cornish), 2018, published 2018, page 194

Estonian

Etymology

From English zombie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsomb̥i/

Noun

zombi (genitive zombi, partitive zombit)

1. zombie

Declension

Declension of zombi (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation)
		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

Etymology

From English zombie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtsombi/, [ˈts̠o̞mbi]
• IPA^(key): /ˈzombi/, [ˈzo̞mbi]
• Rhymes: -ombi
• Syllabification^(key): zom‧bi
• Hyphenation^(key): zom‧bi

Noun

zombi

1. zombie

Declension

Inflection of zombi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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.

Possessive forms of zombi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative zombini zombini accusative nom. zombini zombini gen. zombini genitive zombini zombieni partitive zombiani zombejani inessive zombissani zombeissani elative zombistani zombeistani illative zombiini zombeihini adessive zombillani zombeillani ablative zombiltani zombeiltani allative zombilleni zombeilleni essive zombinani zombeinani translative zombikseni zombeikseni abessive zombittani zombeittani instructive — — comitative — zombeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative zombisi zombisi accusative nom. zombisi zombisi gen. zombisi genitive zombisi zombiesi partitive zombiasi zombejasi inessive zombissasi zombeissasi elative zombistasi zombeistasi illative zombiisi zombeihisi adessive zombillasi zombeillasi ablative zombiltasi zombeiltasi allative zombillesi zombeillesi essive zombinasi zombeinasi translative zombiksesi zombeiksesi abessive zombittasi zombeittasi instructive — — comitative — zombeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative zombimme zombimme accusative nom. zombimme zombimme gen. zombimme genitive zombimme zombiemme partitive zombiamme zombejamme inessive zombissamme zombeissamme elative zombistamme zombeistamme illative zombiimme zombeihimme adessive zombillamme zombeillamme ablative zombiltamme zombeiltamme allative zombillemme zombeillemme essive zombinamme zombeinamme translative zombiksemme zombeiksemme abessive zombittamme zombeittamme instructive — — comitative — zombeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative zombinne zombinne accusative nom. zombinne zombinne gen. zombinne genitive zombinne zombienne partitive zombianne zombejanne inessive zombissanne zombeissanne elative zombistanne zombeistanne illative zombiinne zombeihinne adessive zombillanne zombeillanne ablative zombiltanne zombeiltanne allative zombillenne zombeillenne essive zombinanne zombeinanne translative zombiksenne zombeiksenne abessive zombittanne zombeittanne instructive — — comitative — zombeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative zombinsa zombinsa accusative nom. zombinsa zombinsa gen. zombinsa genitive zombinsa zombiensa partitive zombiaan zombiansa zombejaan zombejansa inessive zombissaan zombissansa zombeissaan zombeissansa elative zombistaan zombistansa zombeistaan zombeistansa illative zombiinsa zombeihinsa adessive zombillaan zombillansa zombeillaan zombeillansa ablative zombiltaan zombiltansa zombeiltaan zombeiltansa allative zombilleen zombillensa zombeilleen zombeillensa essive zombinaan zombinansa zombeinaan zombeinansa translative zombikseen zombiksensa zombeikseen zombeiksensa abessive zombittaan zombittansa zombeittaan zombeittansa instructive — — comitative — zombeineen zombeinensa

Further reading

• “zombi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 4 July 2023

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 (France (Paris)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Noun

zombi m (plural zombis, feminine zombie)

1. zombie (undead person)

Adjective

zombi (feminine zombie, masculine plural zombis, feminine plural zombies)

1. zombie

Synonyms

• zombique

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

Noun

zombi (plural zombik)

1. zombie

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	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

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	zombim	zombijaim (or zombiim)
2nd person sing.	zombid	zombijaid (or zombiid)
3rd person sing.	zombija	zombijai (or zombii)
1st person plural	zombink	zombijaink (or zombiink)
2nd person plural	zombitok	zombijaitok (or zombiitok)
3rd person plural	zombijuk	zombijaik (or zombiik)

Derived terms

• zombiapokalipszis

Italian

Alternative forms

• zombie

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ^*/ˈd͡zom.bi/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ombi
• Hyphenation: zóm‧bi

Noun

zombi m or f by sense (invariable)

1. zombie
2. (slang, figurative) a dull, unlively, and/or ugly person

   E tu stai zitto, ché esci dalle studiate serali che sei uno zombie!

   And you shut up, coming out of nightly study sessions looking like a zombie!

   Ragazzi fidatevi, questa prof è uno(/a) zombie.

   Guys trust me, this teacher is one zombie.

Usage notes

• Most often spelled zombie, like English zombie.

Further reading

• zombi in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• zombi in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English zombie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɔm.bi/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔmbi
• Syllabification: zom‧bi

Noun

zombi m animal (indeclinable)

1. (computing, fiction, voodoo) alternative spelling of zombie

Further reading

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

Romanian

Zombi

Etymology

Borrowed from French zombi.

Noun

zombi m (plural zombi)

1. zombie (the undead)

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	zombi	zombiul		zombi	zombii
genitive-dative	zombi	zombiului		zombi	zombilor
vocative	zombiule			zombilor

Slovak

Alternative forms

• zombia f, zombie m

Etymology

Ultimately from a Bantu language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzɔmbi]

Noun

zombi m pers

1. zombie

Usage notes

May also be indeclinable.

Declension

Declension of zombi
(pattern kuli)

	singular	plural
nominative	zombi	zombiovia
genitive	zombiho	zombiov
dative	zombimu	zombiom
accusative	zombiho	zombiov
locative	zombim	zombioch
instrumental	zombim	zombiami

Further reading

• “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, 2003–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English zombie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθombi/ [ˈθõm.bi] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈsombi/ [ˈsõm.bi] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ombi
• Syllabification: zom‧bi

Noun

zombi m or f by sense (plural zombis or zombies)

1. zombie
   • 2015 July 5, Tommaso Koch, “Cómo sobrevivir a una noche entre zombis”, in El País‎^[2], archived from the original on 31 October 2020:

     Una confirmación más del tirón que tienen los zombis en la cultura popular: Resident Evil, The Walking Dead o Guerra Mundial Z son ejemplos claros de cómo estos monstruos enamoran en series, cómics, películas o videojuegos.

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   • 2015 July 6, Tommaso Koch, “Zombis, tebeos y videojuegos”, in El País‎^[3], archived from the original on 6 September 2015:

     Porque, en el fondo, alquilar un zombi es alucinante hasta cierto punto en un festival como Metrópoli, que cerró ayer sus puertas en Gijón tras 10 delirantes días de cine, series, videojuegos, conciertos y cómics.

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Alternative forms

• zombie

Further reading

• “zombi”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English zombie.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

zombi class IX (plural zombi class X)

1. zombie

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzom.bi]
• Hyphenation: zom‧bi

Noun

zombi (definite accusative zombiyi, plural zombiler)

1. zombie

Declension

Declension of zombi

	singular	plural
nominative	zombi	zombiler
definite accusative	zombiyi	zombileri
dative	zombiye	zombilere
locative	zombide	zombilerde
ablative	zombiden	zombilerden
genitive	zombinin	zombilerin