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stratus.

spreading; cover;

7 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈstraː.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈstraː.tus]
  1. the act of spreading, strewing

    abstract · declension-4
  2. a bed-covering, coverlet, quilt, blanket

    concrete · declension-4
Where this word comes from

From sternō + -tus (action noun suffix).

verb[ˈstraː.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈstraː.tus]
  1. spread, stretched out, spread out, having been spread out

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
  2. calmed, stilled, moderated, having been calmed

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect · rare
  3. covered, spread with, scattered with, bestrewn with, having been covered (with)

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
  4. covered, spread with, scattered with, bestrewn with, having been covered (with) paved, covered, having been paved

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
  5. stretched on the ground, cast down, struck down, prostrated, having been struck down

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
  6. stretched on the ground, cast down, struck down, prostrated, having been struck down knocked to the ground, demolished, razed, levelled, flattened, having been razed

    broadly · declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
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”).

noun[ˈstraː.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈstraː.tus]
  1. vocative singular of strātus

    form-of · singular · vocative
Where this word comes from

From sternō + -tus (action noun suffix).

noun[ˈstraː.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈstraː.tus]
  1. inflection of strātus: nominative/accusative/vocative plural

    accusative · form-of · nominative · plural · vocative
  2. inflection of strātus: genitive singular

    form-of · genitive · singular
Where this word comes from

From sternō + -tus (action noun suffix).

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