Nosferatu

See also: nosferatu

English

Etymology

Possibly from a Romanian word for vampire. 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).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: nôs'fĭräʹto͞o, IPA^(key): /ˌnɔːsfɪˈɹɑːtuː/

Noun

Nosferatu (plural Nosferatu)

vampire

Anagrams

furostane

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