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The etymology of the word itself is from Serbian old Slavonic language "pir" meaning dinning. And word "van" out, go outside. Which can be interpreted as getting out of grave and dinning 178.189.48.98 (talk) 10:53, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The fifth sentence of the first paragraph of the “Etymology and word distribution” section contains some egregious spelling errors and one questionable word usage. I am quoting the sentence here, with the errors italicized and my suggested corrections in parentheses.
“Oxford and others maintan (maintain) a Tukish (Turkish) origin (from Turkish uber, meaning "witch"), which passed to English via Hugarian (Hungarian) and French mediation (derivation).”
"Most people associate vampires with Count Dracula, the legendary, blood-sucking subject of Bram Stoker’s epic novel Dracula, which was published in 1897."
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Hello,
I suggest clarifying the Albanian perspective on the etymology of vampire. In northern Albanian (Gheg), dhampir comes from dhëmb (“tooth”) + pir (“to drink”), literally meaning “tooth-drinker,” which clearly describes the creature’s feeding behavior. Albanian folklore also includes shtrigë and lugat, preexisting vampire-like beings. This shows a clear native etymology and suggests Albanian oral tradition may have influenced the later Slavic term vampir. Adding this would improve accuracy and credit Albanian folklore.
"shtrigë" That is Shtriga, the vampiric witch of Albanian folklore which has her own article. The name derives from the Latin term "striga" for witches, and it has cognates in the Italian: strega, Romanian: strigă and Polish: strzyga. The concept seems to derive from the strix, the ominous birds of classical mythology which fed on flesh and blood. "The striges also came to mean "witches".[1] One paper speculates that this meaning is as old as the 4th century BC, on the basis that in the origin myth of Boios, various names[a] can be connected to the Macedonia-Thrace region well known for witches.[1] But more concrete examples occur in Ovid's Fasti (early 1st century AD) where the striges as transformations of hags is offered as one possible explanation, and Sextus Pompeius Festus (fl. late 2nd century) glossed as "women who practice witchcraft" "(maleficis mulieribus)" or "flying women" ("witches" by transference)[2][3]Dimadick (talk) 12:07, 2 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
^Frazer, James George (1929) ed., Ovid, Fasti4, p. 143, notes to VI. 131.
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Done --RL0919 (talk) 00:00, 25 October 2024 (UTC)
Not done: This seems like your personal opinion, not something that would be published in a reliable source. Remsense ‥ 论 22:43, 26 February 2025 (UTC)
Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. If you would like content to be added to the article, please provide the exact text of your proposed addition. Day Creature (talk) 16:34, 2 September 2025 (UTC)