English [ ] Alternative spellings [ ] Etymology [ ] Middle English eri ( “ ‘ fearful’ ” ) from Old English earg ( “ ‘ cowardly, fearful’ ” ) . Akin to Template:Sco ergh, argh Old English source.
Pronunciation [ ] Adjective [ ] Eerie (comparative eeri , superlative er )
strange , weird , fear -inspiring.
The eerie sounds seemed to come from the graveyard after midnight . Template:Scottish fearful , timid .Synonyms [ ] See also Wikisaurus:strange
creepy , spooky Derived terms [ ] eerily (adverb)eeriness (noun)eerisome Translations [ ]
weird
Dutch: vreemd nl (nl)
Finnish: outo fi (fi)
French: inquiétant fr (fr) m. inquiétante fr (fr) f. spectral fr (fr) m. spectrale fr (fr) f. surnaturel fr (fr) m. surnaturelle fr (fr) f.
Italian: strano it (it) m. bizzarro it (it) , anomalo it (it)
Japanese: 不気味な ぶきみな , bukimina )
Norwegian: skummel , nifs
Portuguese: estranho pt (pt) , assustador pt (pt) , esquisito pt (pt)
Russian: странный ru (ru) (stránnyj)
Spanish: raro es (es) , extraño es (es)
Swedish: konstig sv (sv) c.
fearful
Dutch: vreesachtig nl (nl) , angstaanjagend nl (nl)
Finnish: pelottava fi (fi)
Italian: inquietante it (it)
Japanese: 恐ろしい (おそろしい , osoroshī )
Norwegian: engstelig no (no)
Russian: жуткий ru (ru) (žútkij), пугающий ru (ru) (pugájuščij), зловещий ru (ru) (zlovéščij) (intensification)
Swedish: kuslig sv (sv)
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Bulgarian : зловещ , тайнствен Korean : 어리다 (eorida), 어리치다 (eorichida), 야릇하다 (yareuthada), 홀리다 (hollida)Romanian : straniu , lugubru , funest , funebru , macabru , sinistru , înfiorător , înspăimântător , neliniştitor Turkish : urkunc , urkutucu Italian : inquietante
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