Meaning of striga | Babel Free
striˈɡaDefinitions
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definite nominative/accusative singular of strigă accusative, definite, form-of, nominative, singular
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barn owl (An owl of the genus Tyto) feminine
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an evil spirit or ghost feminine
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witch archaic, feminine, regional
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a death's-head hawkmoth (Acherontia atropos) feminine
Equivalents
Català
òliba
Cymraeg
tylluan wen
Dansk
slørugle
Deutsch
Schleiereule
Ελληνικά
πεπλόγλαυκα
Suomi
tornipöllö
Français
chouette effraie
Gaeilge
scréachóg reilige
Gàidhlig
cailleach-oidhche
Galego
curuxa
עברית
תנשמת
Magyar
gyöngybagoly
Íslenska
turnugla
Italiano
barbagianni
한국어
가면올빼미
Latina
parra
Nederlands
kerkuil
Polski
płomykówka
Português
coruja-das-torres
Русский
сипу́ха обыкнове́нная
Svenska
tornuggla
Kiswahili
bundi
ไทย
นกแสก
Türkçe
peçeli baykuş
Tiếng Việt
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.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
See also
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