shtrigë

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Albanian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Miklosich, Franz (1871) Albanische Forschungen II. Die romanischen Elemente im Albanischen (in German), Vienna: Karl Gerold’s Sohn, § 821, page 64
  2. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “shtrigë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1430