Meaning of striga | Babel Free
striˈɡaDefinitions
- definite nominative/accusative singular of strigă
- barn owl (An owl of the genus Tyto)
- an evil spirit or ghost
- witch
- a death's-head hawkmoth (Acherontia atropos)
Conjugation
Browse the table or drill it — all tenses, moods, and persons of striga.
Equivalents
Bosanski
štriga
Català
òliba
Cymraeg
tylluan wen
Dansk
slørugle
Deutsch
Schleiereule
Ελληνικά
πεπλόγλαυκα
Suomi
tornipöllö
Gaeilge
scréachóg reilige
Gàidhlig
cailleach-oidhche
עברית
תנשמת
Hrvatski
štriga
Magyar
gyöngybagoly
Íslenska
turnugla
Italiano
barbagianni
한국어
가면올빼미
Latina
parra
Polski
płomykówka
Português
coruja-das-torres
Српски
štriga
Svenska
tornuggla
Kiswahili
bundi
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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