stratus.
spreading; cover;
Meaning & usage
the act of spreading, strewing
a bed-covering, coverlet, quilt, blanket
Where this word comes from
From sternō + -tus (action noun suffix).
spread, stretched out, spread out, having been spread out
calmed, stilled, moderated, having been calmed
covered, spread with, scattered with, bestrewn with, having been covered (with)
covered, spread with, scattered with, bestrewn with, having been covered (with) paved, covered, having been paved
stretched on the ground, cast down, struck down, prostrated, having been struck down
stretched on the ground, cast down, struck down, prostrated, having been struck down knocked to the ground, demolished, razed, levelled, flattened, having been razed
Where this word comes from
Perfect passive participle of sternō (“spread out”). Diachronically, from Proto-Italic *strātos, from Proto-Indo-European *str̥h₃tós. Cognate with Proto-Celtic *stratos (“valley”), earlier *“spread-out land”, Ancient Greek στρωτός (strōtós, “bestrewn, spread, laid out; smooth”), στρατός (stratós, “army, war band”), and Sanskrit स्तृत (stṛtá, “bestrewn, spread (out); extended, spacious; covered; overthrown”).
vocative singular of strātus
Where this word comes from
From sternō + -tus (action noun suffix).
inflection of strātus: nominative/accusative/vocative plural
inflection of strātus: genitive singular
Where this word comes from
From sternō + -tus (action noun suffix).
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