Romanian STRIGOI

Strigòi is a Romanian word that originated from a root related to the Latin terms strix or striga with the addition of the augmentative suffix -oi (feminine -oaică).[3][4] Otila Hedeşan notes that the same augmentative suffix appears in the related terms moroi and bosorcoi (borrowed from Hungarian boszorka) and considers this parallel derivation to indicate membership in the same “mythological micro-system.” The -oi suffix notably converts feminine terms to the…

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