strigă

Română

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strigă^¹

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Inherited from Latin strīga, from strix, from Ancient Greek στρίξ (stríx).

noun strigi · strigă · striga · strigile

feminine barn owl (An owl of the genus Tyto)
feminine an evil spirit or ghost
archaic, feminine, regional witch 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.
feminine a death's-head hawkmoth (Acherontia atropos)

strigă^²

verb

indicative, plural, present, singular, third person third-person singular/plural present indicative striga
imperative, second person, singular second-person singular imperative striga

In English

barn owl Tyto alba

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@misc{striga_2026,
  title = {strigă},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/strig%C4%83},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}