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Meaning of striga | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR C1 Standard
striˈɡa

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Català òliba
Cymraeg tylluan wen
Dansk slørugle
Deutsch Schleiereule
Ελληνικά πεπλόγλαυκα
English barn owl call shout Shriek Yell
Suomi tornipöllö
Français chouette effraie
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
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.

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