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striga
to shout /striˈɡa/
verb#1412 most common
Also: to call out, to cry out, to yell
Example sentences
Copilul strigă tare în parc.
The child shouts loudly in the park.
Nu striga, te aud bine!
Don't shout, I can hear you well!
Ieri, vecina striga după pisica ei pierdută.
Yesterday, the neighbor was shouting for her lost cat.
Profesorul a strigat catalogul înainte de examen.
The teacher called the roll before the exam.
Deși era răgușită, ea a continuat să strige după ajutor.
Although she was hoarse, she kept shouting for help.
Mulțimea striga lozinci în timp ce poliția încerca să restabilească ordinea.
The crowd was shouting slogans while police tried to restore order.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | strig | strigai | voi striga |
| 2sg | strigi | strigași | vei striga |
| 3sg | strigă | strigă | va striga |
| 1pl | strigăm | strigarăm | vom striga |
| 2pl | strigați | strigarăți | veți striga |
| 3pl | strigă | strigară | vor striga |
Word family
strigăta shout, a cry
strigarecalling out, roll call
strigătorcrying out (as in "strigător la cer", outrageous)
strigoirevenant, vampire spirit
Etymology
Romanian dictionaries trace "a striga" to a Latin base connected to "strix", the screech owl, whose cry was linked in Roman folklore to witches and night spirits. That same root gave Romanian its word "strigoi", the restless ghost or vampire figure of local legend. The exact Latin verb form is not well attested in classical texts, so some etymologists treat the sound-imitating quality of the word as part of its origin rather than a clean inheritance.
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