nosferatu
UK/ˌnɒsfəˈɹɑːtuː/
nosferatu is the alternative letter-case form of Nosferatu.
Noun capitalized: Nosferatu
Nosferatu (plural Nosferatu)
- A vampire.
- "Friend Arthur, if you had met that kiss [...] you would in time, when you had died, have become nosferatu, as they call it in Eastern Europe, and would all time make more of those Un-Deads that so have filled us with horror."1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula, published 1993, page 192
- Those of us who have dabbled much in the lore of the nosferatu tend to think of them as imaginative creations of the German and English Romantics, and not without reason.2018 November, Kevin Jackson, “Something to Sink Your Teeth Into”, in Literary Review
Forms of nosferatu
| plural | nosferatu |
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| plural | Nosferatu |
Origin of nosferatu
Possibly from a Romanian word for vampire (cf. nesuferit). The term achieved popular currency through Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula and F. W. Murnau's 1922 German film Nosferatu. See also: Wikipedia's article on the etymology of the word (and the references there).
Words formed from nosferatu
Questions about nosferatu
- What does nosferatu mean?
- Nosferatu means a vampire.
- What is nosferatu the alternative letter-case form of?
- Nosferatu is the alternative letter-case form of Nosferatu.
- What part of speech is nosferatu?
- Nosferatu is a noun.
- How do you pronounce nosferatu?
- Nosferatu is pronounced /ˌnɒsfəˈɹɑːtuː/ (UK).
- What is the plural of nosferatu?
- The plural of nosferatu is nosferatu.
Words near nosferatu in the dictionary
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