striga

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (declension-1, feminine) female evil spirit, nocturnal apparition; a nightmare
2. (declension-1, feminine) female evil spirit, nocturnal apparition; a nightmare

Teenoorgestelde van

scamnum

Sinonieme

maga

strix

malefica

venefica

pythonissa

vampyrus

sāga

fascinans

fascinatrix

saga

Vertalings

bruxa

sorcière

tovenaar

bruja

bruxo

bruixa

witch

strega

heks

Hexe

βρυκόλακας

μάγισσα

βαμπίρ

Vampirin

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

[ˈstrɪ.ɡa]

Etimologie (Engels)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek στρίγα (stríga), the accusative of στρίξ (stríx, “owl”), which also gave strī̆x (“screech owl; witch”), probably of onomatopoeic origin and related to Latin strīdō (“to make a shrill sound”).
Compare typologically Russian карга́ (kargá), also considered borrowed, akin to Turkish karga.