# zombie
## English
### Alternative forms

* zombi
* zomby (rare)
* zumbi (uncommon)

### Etymology

First attested in 1871. From a Bantu language. Compare Kongo nzambi (“god”), zumbi (“fetish”), and Kimbundu nzumbi (“ghost”) (see Portuguese zumbi), and Caribbean folklore's jumbee (“a spirit or demon”). Origin from Spanish sombra (“shadow, phantom”) has also been suggested. May have come through Louisiana Creole [Term?]. See also French zombi (1832).

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈzɒmbi/
* (General American) enPR: zŏmʹbē, IPA: /ˈzɑmbi/
* Audio (General Australian):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɒmbi
* Hyphenation: zom‧bie

### Noun

zombie (plural zombies)
* (voodoo, horror) A person, usually undead, animated by unnatural forces (such as magic), with no soul or will of his or her own.
    Synonyms: deadhead, ghoul, living dead, walker, (slang) walking dead, zed
** 1943, Curt Siodmak, Ardel Wray, I Walked with a Zombie (motion picture):Betsy Connell: I don't know about zombies, doctor. Just what is a zombie? / Dr. Maxwell: A ghost. A living dead. It's also a drink.
** 1962, “Monster Mash”, Bobby "Boris" Pickett and Lenny Capizzi (lyrics), performed by Bobby (Boris) Pickett and The Crypt-Kickers:The zombies were having fun The party had just begun The guests included Wolf-Man, Dracula, and his son.
** 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: SSV Normandy:Ashley: Dad passed on a few years back. He's probably still watching, though. Shepard: He's not a zombie, is he?
** 2017 February 23, Katie Rife, “The Girl With All The Gifts tries to put a fresh spin on overripe zombie clichés”, in The Onion AV Club‎:The zombies first show up 20 minutes in, after Melanie volunteers herself as the next child to mysteriously disappear in the middle of the night. That’s when we learn that Melanie and her classmates are all “hungries,” or people infected with a toxic fungus that turns them into mindless flesh-eating animals.
* (figuratively) An apathetic or slow-witted person. [1936]
* (figuratively) A human being in a state of extreme mental exhaustion.
    After working for 18 hours on the computer, I was a zombie.
* An information worker who has signed a nondisclosure agreement.
    Synonym: intellectual prostitute
* (computing) A process or task which has terminated but has not been removed from the list of processes, typically because it has an unresponsive parent process.
** 1986, Maurice J. Bach, The Design of the Unix Operating System, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA, See "Process States and Transitions," p. 147.
    9. The process executed the exit system call and is in the zombie state. The process no longer exists, but it leaves a record containing an exit code and some timing statistics for its parent process to collect. The zombie state is the final state of a process.
* (computing) A computer affected by malware which causes it to do whatever the attacker wants it to do without the user's knowledge.
* A cocktail of rum and fruit juices.
** 1976, Walter Becker, Donald Fagen, “Haitian Divorce”, in The Royal Scam, performed by Steely Dan:She takes the taxi to the good hotel / Bon marché as far as she can tell / She drinks the zombie from the cocoa shell
** 1976, Harvard Advocate CX:ii, pages 8 and 380:
    The maitre d’ introduced us and I had a zombie with him. Those zombies are wicked.
    I watched Mario and drank zombies out of a thermos.
* (Canada, historical, derogatory) A conscripted member of the Canadian military during World War II who was assigned to home defence rather than to combat in Europe.
** 1944, "Time for Decision," Time (US edition), 6 Nov.,
    Had the time come to order Canada's home defense draftees—some 70,000 zombies idling at home—to battle overseas?
* (Australia, slang) Marijuana, or similar drugs.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:marijuana
** 1980, Colin Hay, Ron Strykert, “Down Under”, performed by Men at Work:Traveling in a fried-out Kombi / On a hippie trail, head full of zombie
* (philosophy) A hypothetical being that is indistinguishable from a normal human being except in that it lacks conscious experience, qualia, or sentience.
    Synonyms: p-zombie, philosophical zombie

#### Derived terms

* Aberzombie
* antizombie
* dezombification
* dezombify
* phone zombie
* smartphone zombie
* xanbie
* zimbo
* zombic
* zombically
* zombie apocalypse
* zombie bank
* zombie banker
* zombie box
* zombie business
* zombie car
* zombie cell
* zombie client
* zombie company
* zombie computer
* zombie dance
* zombie debt
* zombie debtor
* zombie deer disease
* zombie effect
* zombie fire
* zombie fungus
* zombie host
* zombie hypothesis
* zombieing
* zombie institution
* zombie knife
* zombieless
* zombie lie
* zombielike
* zombie master
* zombie mortgage
* zombieness
* zombie network
* zombie organization
* zombie out
* zombie path
* zombiephile
* zombiephilia
* zombie process
* zombie program
* zombie S&L
* zombie software
* zombie star
* zombie state
* zombie statistic
* zombie strip
* zombie system
* zombie tag
* zombie taxon
* zombie theory
* zombie thought experiment
* zombie urbanism
* zombie user
* zombie version
* zombie walk
* zombie world
* zombie worm
* zombification
* zombify
* zomboid
* zombyish

#### Translations
### References

* ↑ EE Times, "Beware 'zombie' clauses," 2 Aug., 2004
* ↑ Maurice J. Bach The Design of the Unix Operating System, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA, 1986. See "Process States and Transitions," p. 147.
* ↑ The Canadian Encyclopedia, 2nd edition, Hurtig Publishers, Edmonton Canada, 1988. See "National Resources Mobilization Act," p. 1433.

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈzombiː]
* IPA: [ˈzombɪjɛ]

### Noun

zombie m anim or f or n
* zombie
    Synonyms: zombík, nemrtvý

#### Declension

when masculine:
when feminine:
when neuter:

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from English zombie, from a Bantu language.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈzɔm.bi/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: zom‧bie

### Noun

zombie m (plural zombies, diminutive zombietje n)
* zombie

#### Derived terms

* smombie

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtsombie/, [ˈts̠o̞mbie̞]
* IPA: /ˈtsombi/, [ˈts̠o̞mbi]
* IPA: /ˈzombi/, [ˈzo̞mbi]
* Rhymes: -ombie

### Noun

zombie
* Alternative form of zombi.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of zombie (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
zombieni
zombieni
accusative
nom.
zombieni
zombieni
gen.
zombieni
genitive
zombieni
zombieideni zombieitteni
partitive
zombietani
zombieitani
inessive
zombiessani
zombieissani
elative
zombiestani
zombieistani
illative
zombieeni
zombieihini
adessive
zombiellani
zombieillani
ablative
zombieltani
zombieiltani
allative
zombielleni
zombieilleni
essive
zombienani
zombieinani
translative
zombiekseni
zombieikseni
abessive
zombiettani
zombieittani
instructive
comitative
—zombieineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
zombiesi
zombiesi
accusative
nom.
zombiesi
zombiesi
gen.
zombiesi
genitive
zombiesi
zombieidesi zombieittesi
partitive
zombietasi
zombieitasi
inessive
zombiessasi
zombieissasi
elative
zombiestasi
zombieistasi
illative
zombieesi
zombieihisi
adessive
zombiellasi
zombieillasi
ablative
zombieltasi
zombieiltasi
allative
zombiellesi
zombieillesi
essive
zombienasi
zombieinasi
translative
zombieksesi
zombieiksesi
abessive
zombiettasi
zombieittasi
instructive
comitative
—zombieinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
zombiemme
zombiemme
accusative
nom.
zombiemme
zombiemme
gen.
zombiemme
genitive
zombiemme
zombieidemme zombieittemme
partitive
zombietamme
zombieitamme
inessive
zombiessamme
zombieissamme
elative
zombiestamme
zombieistamme
illative
zombieemme
zombieihimme
adessive
zombiellamme
zombieillamme
ablative
zombieltamme
zombieiltamme
allative
zombiellemme
zombieillemme
essive
zombienamme
zombieinamme
translative
zombieksemme
zombieiksemme
abessive
zombiettamme
zombieittamme
instructive
comitative
—zombieinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
zombienne
zombienne
accusative
nom.
zombienne
zombienne
gen.
zombienne
genitive
zombienne
zombieidenne zombieittenne
partitive
zombietanne
zombieitanne
inessive
zombiessanne
zombieissanne
elative
zombiestanne
zombieistanne
illative
zombieenne
zombieihinne
adessive
zombiellanne
zombieillanne
ablative
zombieltanne
zombieiltanne
allative
zombiellenne
zombieillenne
essive
zombienanne
zombieinanne
translative
zombieksenne
zombieiksenne
abessive
zombiettanne
zombieittanne
instructive
comitative
—zombieinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
zombiensa
zombiensa
accusative
nom.
zombiensa
zombiensa
gen.
zombiensa
genitive
zombiensa
zombieidensa zombieittensa
partitive
zombietaan zombietansa
zombieitaan zombieitansa
inessive
zombiessaan zombiessansa
zombieissaan zombieissansa
elative
zombiestaan zombiestansa
zombieistaan zombieistansa
illative
zombieensa
zombieihinsa
adessive
zombiellaan zombiellansa
zombieillaan zombieillansa
ablative
zombieltaan zombieltansa
zombieiltaan zombieiltansa
allative
zombielleen zombiellensa
zombieilleen zombieillensa
essive
zombienaan zombienansa
zombieinaan zombieinansa
translative
zombiekseen zombieksensa
zombieikseen zombieiksensa
abessive
zombiettaan zombiettansa
zombieittaan zombieittansa
instructive
comitative
—zombieineen zombieinensa :

#### Derived terms
##### compounds

* zombie-tähti (“zombie star”)

### Further reading

* “zombie”, 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
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /zɔ̃.bi/
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

zombie
* Alternative spelling of zombi
* feminine singular of zombi

### References

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

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: $^*$/ˈd͡zom.bi/
* Rhymes: -ombi

### Noun

zombie m or f by sense (invariable)
* Alternative spelling of zombi

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Alternative forms

* sombi, såmbi, zombi (nonstandard)

### Etymology

From a Bantu language, via English zombie.

### Noun

zombie m (definite singular zombien, indefinite plural zombier, definite plural zombiene)
* a zombie

### References

* “zombie” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sombi/, /sumbi/

### Noun

zombie m (definite singular zombien, indefinite plural zombiar, definite plural zombiane)
* A zombie

## Polish
### Alternative forms

* zombi

### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English zombie.

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

zombie m animal (indeclinable)
* (voodoo) zombie (person, usually undead, animated by unnatural forces (such as magic), with no soul or will of their own)
    Synonyms: umarlak, zombiak, żywy trup
    Hypernym: nieumarły
* (fiction) zombie (deceased person who becomes reanimate to attack the living)
    Synonyms: umarlak, zombiak, żywy trup
    Hypernym: nieumarły
* zombie film
* (computing) zombie (computer affected by malware)

#### Derived terms

* zombiak

### Further reading

* zombie in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* zombie in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English zombie.

### Pronunciation

* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈzõ.bi/

### Noun

zombie m or f by sense (plural zombies)
* zombie (the undead)
    Synonyms: morto-vivo, (Brazil) zumbi

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈzɔmbi]

### Noun

zombie m pers
* Alternative form of zombi

#### Usage notes

May also be indeclineable.

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “zombie”, 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
### Noun

zombie m (plural zombies)
* Alternative spelling of zombi

## Swedish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English zombie, from a Bantu language.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsɔmbɪ/

### Noun

zombie c
* zombie

#### Declension
### References

* zombie in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* zombie in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* zombie in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)