striga

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin striga (“a furrow”). === Noun === striga (plural strigae) (botany) A sharp bristle or hair-like scale. A stripe or stria. (architecture) The flute of a column. ==== Related terms ==== strigillose === Anagrams === gratis, trigas == Esperanto == === Etymology === From strigo (“owl”) + -a. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈstriɡa/ Rhymes: -iɡa Syllabification: stri‧ga === Adjective === striga (accusative singular strigan, plural strigaj, accusative plural strigajn) strigine, relating to owls == Italian == === Verb === striga inflection of strigare: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Anagrams === gratis, stragi == Latin == === Etymology 1 === 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. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈstriː.ɡa], [ˈstrɪ.ɡa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈstriː.ɡa] Note: the word only occurs with a short vowel in hexametric poetry, but on the evidence of Romance descendants there was a variant with a long vowel; compare strī̆x. ==== Noun ==== strī̆ga f (genitive strī̆gae); first declension female evil spirit or nocturnal apparition Synonyms: incubus, ephialtēs nightmare vampire Synonym: vampȳrus witch; hag Synonyms: volātica, malefica, venēfica, strī̆x ===== Declension ===== First-declension noun. ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Italic *strigā, from what looks like a cross of Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (“to brush, strip, shear”) and Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (“to draw, tie”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈstrɪ.ɡa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈstriː.ɡa] ==== Noun ==== striga f (genitive strigae); first declension a strip, row or line (agriculture) a windrow (surveying) a strip of ground longer than it is broad Antonym: scamnum (military) a side-avenue in camp ===== Declension ===== First-declension noun. ===== Related terms ===== stria (< *strig-ia) === References === “striga” on page 2015 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012) De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “stringō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 591 Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911), “striga”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German) === Further reading === “striga”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press "striga", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “striga”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “striga”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers “striga”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin === Anagrams === gratis == Romagnol == === Etymology === From Latin striga (“witch”). === Pronunciation === (Central Romagnol) IPA(key): [ˈstɾiːɡɐ] (Ville Unite): === Noun === striga f (plural strig) witch === References === Masotti, Adelmo (1996), Vocabolario Romagnolo Italiano [Romagnol-Italian dictionary] (in Italian), Bologna: Zanichelli, page 630 == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /striˈɡa/ === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Vulgar Latin root *strigāre (“scream like a screech owl”) from Latin strix (“screech owl”). Compare Megleno-Romanian strig, strigari. ==== Verb ==== a striga (third-person singular present strigă, past participle strigat, third-person subjunctive strige) 1st conjugation to call Synonym: chema to shout, yell, scream Synonym: urla ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== strigare strigăt strigător ===== Related terms ===== strigoi, strigă === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== striga definite nominative/accusative singular of strigă == Slovak == === Etymology === Derived from Romanian strigă, from Latin strīga. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /striɡa/, [ˈstriɡa] Rhymes: -iɡa Hyphenation: stri‧ga === Noun === striga f (male equivalent strigôň, relational adjective stridží) witch Synonym: bosorka (figurative) hag, crone Synonym: bosorka ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “striga”, 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, 2003–2026 == Venetan == === Alternative forms === stria, strìa === Etymology === From Latin striga (evil spirit, compare Friulian strie, Italian strega, Ligurian stria, Lombard stria, and also Romanian strigă), from strīx, from Ancient Greek στρίξ (stríx). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈstri.ɡa/ === Noun === striga f (plural strighe) witch, sorceress (female who uses magic) ==== Related terms ==== strigar