strix.
a kind of owl, probably the screech-owl (considered a bird of ill omen)
Meaning & usage
a kind of owl, probably the screech-owl (considered a bird of ill omen)
a kind of owl, probably the screech-owl (considered a bird of ill omen) an evil spirit, a vampire or a harpy who sucked the blood of children and caused nightmares
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Ancient Greek στρίξ (stríx, “screecher”) which also gave strī̆ga (“evil spirit, nightmare; vampire; witch”), itself likely of onomatopoeic origin and related to Latin strīdō (“to screech”). Compare typologically Russian карга́ (kargá), also considered borrowed, akin to Turkish karga.
A golden nugget.
Where this word comes from
Possibly from Paleo-Hispanic such as Celtiberian, from Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (“to brush, strip, shear”) and cognate to Latin striga (“strip”).
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