strix
See also: Strix
English
Etymology
From Latin strix, from Ancient Greek στρίγξ (strínx) “screecher”.
Noun
strix (plural strixes or striges)
- (mythology) A bird-like demon feeding on human flesh and blood.
- 2017, Ronald Hutton, The Witch, Yale University Press 2018, p. 69:
- What was distinctive about the strix was that […] it resembled an owl, or (to a lesser extent) a bat, being a winged, clawed creature, which flew by night and had a hideous screeching cry.
- 2017, Ronald Hutton, The Witch, Yale University Press 2018, p. 69:
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /striks/, [strɪks]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (“line”). See stringō.
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | strix | strigēs |
| Genitive | strigis | strigum |
| Dative | strigī | strigibus |
| Accusative | strigem | strigēs |
| Ablative | strige | strigibus |
| Vocative | strix | strigēs |
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek στρίξ (stríx, “screecher”).
Noun
strix f (genitive strigis); third declension
- screech owl, believed to suck the blood of young children
- (hence) witch
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | strix | strigēs |
| Genitive | strigis | strigum |
| Dative | strigī | strigibus |
| Accusative | strigem | strigēs |
| Ablative | strige | strigibus |
| Vocative | strix | strigēs |
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- strix in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- strix in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- strix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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