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Meaning of striga | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR C1 Standard
striˈɡa

Definitions

  1. definite nominative/accusative singular of strigă
  2. barn owl (An owl of the genus Tyto)
  3. an evil spirit or ghost
  4. witch
  5. a death's-head hawkmoth (Acherontia atropos)

Conjugation

Browse the table or drill it — all tenses, moods, and persons of striga.

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Equivalents

Bosanski štriga
Català òliba
Cymraeg tylluan wen
Dansk slørugle
Deutsch Schleiereule
Ελληνικά πεπλόγλαυκα
English barn owl call shout Shriek Yell
Suomi tornipöllö
Gàidhlig cailleach-oidhche
Galego bruión curuxa
עברית תנשמת
Hrvatski štriga
Magyar gyöngybagoly
Íslenska turnugla
Italiano barbagianni
한국어 가면올빼미
Latina parra
Nederlands kerkuil torenuil
Polski płomykówka
Português coruja-das-torres
Српски štriga
Svenska tornuggla
Kiswahili bundi
Tiếng Việt chim lợn cú lợn

Examples

“Muiarea ce va fermeca striini și pre ai ei; ai 9 metanii cinci sute în zi. Muiarea otrăvitóre pănă la mórtea ei să se pocăiască; și metanie câte un tunérec într'o zi. Striga în 7 ai; și metanie 400.”

The woman who shall bewitch strangers and her own [kind]; [shall repent for] 9 years [and perform] 500 bowings a day. The woman who poisons shall repent until her death; [and perform] 10.000 bowings a day. The witch [shall repent for] 7 years [and perform] 400 bowings [a day].

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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