LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

storea

storea f (genitive storeae)
Classical[ˈstɔ.re.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈstɔː.re.a]

Meaning

  1. femininemat (of rush or straw)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativestoreastoreae
genitivestoreaestoreārum
dativestoreaestoreīs
accusativestoreamstoreās
ablativestoreāstoreīs
vocativestoreastoreae

stŏrĕa (in good MSS. also stŏrĭa; cf. Caes. B. C. 2, 9), ae, f. from the root ster, sterno; Gr. στοπέννυμι, to spread out,
I. a mat or covering made of plaited straw, rushes, rope, etc.; a straw-mat, rush-mat, rope-mat, Caes. B. C. 2, 9; Liv. 30, 3; Plin. 15, 16, 18, § 59.

Origins

From Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃-. Cognate with Ancient Greek στόρνυμι (stórnumi, “scatter”), στρατός (stratós, “army, people, body of men”), Swedish strö, Old English strewian (English strew) and Latin sternō, strāmen and torus.

Descendants
  • Catalanestora
  • Frenchstorefrom Emilian stora
  • Catalanestorfrom Emilian stora
  • GermanStorefrom Emilian stora
  • Portugueseestorefrom Emilian stora
  • Italianstuoia
  • Spanishesterafrom Old Spanish estuera
  • Portugueseesteirafrom Old Spanish estuera
  • Galicianestorfrom Emilian stora
  • Russianштораfrom Emilian stora

Quick answers

What does storea mean in Latin?
storea, a noun, means “mat (of rush or straw)”.
What is the genitive of storea?
The genitive singular is storeae. storea is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce storea?
In classical Latin, [ˈstɔ.re.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈstɔː.re.a].