stryge

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin strīga, from strīx, from Ancient Greek στρίγξ (strínx). Compare the Old French estrie, which was inherited.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /stʁiʒ/

Noun

stryge f (plural stryges)

(mythology, folklore) strix
(literary or archaic) witch

Further reading

“stryge” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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