shtrigë
Albanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin strīga (“evil spirit”), from strix (“screech owl”), from Ancient Greek στρίξ (stríx).[1][2]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editshtrigë f (plural shtriga, definite shtriga, definite plural shtrigat)
- (folklore) Shtriga, a vampiric witch in traditional Albanian folklore
- contemptuous old woman
- type of moth
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editReferences
edit- ^ Miklosich, Franz (1871) Albanische Forschungen II. Die romanischen Elemente im Albanischen (in German), Vienna: Karl Gerold’s Sohn, § 821, page 64
- ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “shtrigë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1430