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striga^¹

/striˈɡa/

Where it comes from

Inherited from Vulgar Latin root *strigāre (“scream like a screech owl”) from Latin strix (“screech owl”). Compare Megleno-Romanian strig, strigari.

verb a striga 1st conjugation · strigă · strigat · strige · a striga · strigând

to call
Similar: chema
to shout, yell, scream
Similar: urla

striga^²

/striˈɡa/

noun

accusative, definite, nominative, singular definite nominative/accusative singular of strigă

In English

call to cry or shout
yell shout (verb)
shout to utter a sudden and loud outcry
shriek to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry
scream to make the sound of a scream

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"striga." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/striga. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Chicago

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