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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 ...
However, this does not explain the existence of other localities called Iași throughout Romania. Ilfov: Slavic Named after the Ilfov River, from Slavic "Elhovo" meaning "Alder" (Alnus glutinosa). [2] Maramureș: Indo-European: It originates from the Mara river which name is possibly derives from the Indo-European Mori (sea, still water) and ...
In the Arabic and Ottoman Turkish languages, Romania came to mean further Eastward regions of the empire, like Rûm and Rumelia in Asia. Rumi was also an Arabic word for Christian. It has been an alternative name for the Latin Empire , centred on Byzantium , set up by Roman Catholic Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade with the intention of ...
A moroi (sometimes moroii in modern fiction; pl. moroi) is a type of vampire or ghost in Romanian folklore.A female moroi is called a moroaică (pl. moroaice).In some versions, a moroi is a phantom of a dead person which leaves the grave to draw energy from the living.
Pricolici, similar to strigoi, are undead souls that have risen from the grave to harm living people. While a strigoi possesses anthropomorphic qualities similar to the ones it had before death, a pricolici always resembles a wolf or dog. Malicious, violent men are often said to become pricolici after death, in order to continue harming other ...
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Romanian has inherited about 2000 Latin words through Vulgar Latin, sometimes referred to as Danubian Latin in this context, that form the essential part of the lexis and without them communication would not be possible. 500 of these words are found in all other Romance languages, and they include prepositions and conjunctions (ex: cu, de, pe, spre), numerals (ex: unu, doi, trei), pronouns (ex ...
The folklore of Romania is the collection of traditions of the Romanians. A feature of Romanian culture is the special relationship between folklore and the learned culture, determined by two factors.