shtrigë

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin strīga (“evil spirit”), from strix (“screech owl”), from Ancient Greek στρίξ (stríx).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃtɾiːɡ/

Noun

shtrigë f (plural shtriga, definite shtriga, definite plural shtrigat)

  1. (folklore) Shtriga, a vampiric witch in traditional Albanian folklore
  2. contemptuous old woman
  3. type of moth

Declension

Declension of shtrigë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative shtrigë shtriga shtriga shtrigat
accusative shtrigën
dative shtrige shtrigës shtrigave shtrigave
ablative shtrigash

Derived terms

  • shtrig
  • shtrigan
  • shtrigëri

References

  1. ^ Miklosich, Franz (1871) Die romanischen Elemente im Albanischen (Albanische Forschungen; 2), Vienna, page 64
  2. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “shtrigë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1430
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