strigoi

English

Etymology

From Romanian strigoi, from strigă, from Latin striga (“hag, evil spirit”), from strix (“screech owl”).

Noun

strigoi pl (plural only)

1. In Balkan folklore, the troubled souls of the dead rising from the grave.

Further reading

• strigoi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Romanian

Etymology

From strigă +‎ -oi, from Latin striga (“hag, evil spirit”), from strix (“screech owl”). Compare Italian strega (“witch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /striˈɡoj/

Noun

strigoi m (plural strigoi)

1. In Romanian folklore, a spirit that can transform into an animal or some ghostly appearance and cause problems for those who encounter it, including draining the vitality of victims through blood loss.
2. vampire
3. wraith, ghost, phantom

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	strigoi	strigoiul		strigoi	strigoii
genitive-dative	strigoi	strigoiului		strigoi	strigoilor
vocative	strigoiule			strigoilor

Derived terms

• strigoaie

Related terms

• striga
• strigoaică

See also

• vampir