strig

English

Etymology

Origin obscure.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɹɪɡ/
• Rhymes: -ɪɡ

Noun

strig (plural strigs)

1. (botany) A pedicel or footstalk, especially of a flowering or fruit-bearing plant, such as the currant.
2. The tang of a sword-blade.
3. (UK dialectal) The string of a button.

Verb

strig (third-person singular simple present strigs, present participle strigging, simple past and past participle strigged)

1. To strip the pedical from a plant.

Anagrams

• Grits, girts, grist, grits, trigs

Megleno-Romanian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *strigō, from Latin strix. Compare (Daco-)Romanian striga, strig.

Verb

strig

1. I yell.

Romagnol

Pronunciation

• (Central Romagnol) IPA^(key): [ˈstɾiːɡ]
  • (Ville Unite):

Noun

strig f pl

1. plural of striga

References

Masotti, Adelmo (1996), Vocabolario Romagnolo Italiano [Romagnol-Italian dictionary] (in Italian), Bologna: Zanichelli, page 630

Romanian

Verb

strig

1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of striga