striga

Meaning

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

Concepts

witch

sorcerer

vampire

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Opposite of

scamnum

Synonyms

maga

strix

malefica

venefica

pythonissa

vampyrus

sāga

fascinans

fascinatrix

saga

Translations

bruxa

tovenaar

strega

bruja

bruxo

bruixa

sorcière

heks

Hexe

βρυκόλακας

Vampirin

μάγισσα

βαμπίρ

vampir

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Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈstrɪ.ɡa]

Etymology

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.