# zombi
## English
### Noun

zombi (plural zombis)
* Alternative 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.

### See also

* zombi apple

### Anagrams

* Zimbo, zimbo

## Catalan
### Noun

zombi m or f by sense (plural zombis)
* zombie

## Cornish
### Pronunciation

* (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA: [ˈzɔmbi]
* (Revived Late Cornish) IPA: [ˈzɔmbi]

### Noun

zombi m (plural zombis)
* zombie

### References

* Cornish-English Dictionary from Maga's Online Dictionary
* Akademi Kernewek Gerlyver Kernewek (FSS) Cornish Dictionary (SWF) (in Cornish), 2018, published 2018, page 194

## Estonian
### Etymology

From English zombie.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsomb̥i/

### Noun

zombi (genitive zombi, partitive zombit)
* zombie

#### Declension
## Finnish
### Etymology

From English zombie.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtsombi/, [ˈts̠o̞mbi]
* IPA: /ˈzombi/, [ˈzo̞mbi]
* Rhymes: -ombi
* Hyphenation: zom‧bi

### Noun

zombi
* zombie

#### Declension

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]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04

## 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: /zɔ̃.bi/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

zombi m (plural zombis, feminine zombie)
* zombie (undead person)

### Adjective

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

#### Synonyms

* zombique

### Further reading

* “zombi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈzombi]
* Hyphenation: zom‧bi
* Rhymes: -bi

### Noun

zombi (plural zombik)
* zombie

#### Derived terms

* zombiapokalipszis

## Italian
### Alternative forms

* zombie

### Pronunciation

* IPA: $^*$/ˈd͡zom.bi/
* Rhymes: -ombi
* Hyphenation: zóm‧bi
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

zombi m or f by sense (invariable)
* zombie

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English zombie.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈzɔm.bi/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔmbi
* Syllabification: zom‧bi

### Noun

zombi m animal (indeclinable)
* (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
### Etymology

Borrowed from French zombi.

### Noun

zombi m (plural zombi)
* zombie (the undead)

#### Declension
## Slovak
### Alternative forms

* zombia f, zombie m

### Etymology

Ultimately from a Bantu language.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈzɔmbi]

### Noun

zombi m pers
* zombie

#### Usage notes

May also be indeclineable.

#### Declension
### 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, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English zombie.

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

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

#### Alternative forms

* zombie

### Further reading

* “zombi”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swahili
### Etymology

Borrowed from English zombie.

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Noun

zombi class IX (plural zombi class X)
* zombie

## Turkish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈzom.bi]
* Hyphenation: zom‧bi

### Noun

zombi (definite accusative zombiyi, plural zombiler)
* zombie