uppvakningur

Icelandic

Etymology

From upp (“up”) +‎ vakna (“to wake”) +‎ -ingur (“-er”), literally “upwaker”. Compare rísa upp frá dauðum (“to rise from the dead”).

Noun

uppvakningur m (genitive singular uppvaknings, nominative plural uppvakningar)

  1. zombie (a deceased person who becomes reanimate to attack the living)

Declension

Declension of uppvakningur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative uppvakningur uppvakningurinn uppvakningar uppvakningarnir
accusative uppvakning uppvakninginn uppvakninga uppvakningana
dative uppvakningi uppvakningnum uppvakningum uppvakningunum
genitive uppvaknings uppvakningsins uppvakninga uppvakninganna

See also

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