adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
strāgulus
strāgulus (feminine strāgula, neuter strāgulum)
Classical[ˈstraː.ɡʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈstraː.ɡu.lus]
Meaning
- adjectiverelationalcovering
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | strāgulus | strāgula | strāgulum |
| genitive | strāgulī | strāgulae | strāgulī |
| dative | strāgulō | strāgulae | strāgulō |
| accusative | strāgulum | strāgulam | strāgulum |
| ablative | strāgulō | strāgulā | strāgulō |
| vocative | strāgule | strāgula | strāgulum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | strāgulī | strāgulae | strāgula |
| genitive | strāgulōrum | strāgulārum | strāgulōrum |
| dative | strāgulīs | strāgulīs | strāgulīs |
| accusative | strāgulōs | strāgulās | strāgula |
| ablative | strāgulīs | strāgulīs | strāgulīs |
| vocative | strāgulī | strāgulae | strāgula |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- vestis stragula or simply vestis
- drapery.
strāgŭlus, a, um, adj. sterno, I.; v. the passages from Varr. L. L. 5, § 167 Müll. under II.,
I. that serves for spreading or covering over any thing (viz., over a bed).
I. Adj.: vestis, a covering, bedspread, coverlet, blanket, rug, carpet, etc., Cic. Rosc. Am. 46, 133; 2, 4, 26; 2, 1, 10; 2, 2, 7; 2, 2, 72; Liv. 39, 6; 34, 7; Hor. S. 2, 3, 118 al.; Plin. 7, 51, 52, § 171; cf.: in strato omne vestimentum contineri, quod iniciatur, Labeo ait; neque enim dubium est, quin stragula vestis sit omne pallium, quod Graeci περίστρωμα vocant. In victu ergo vestem accipiemus, non stragula, in stratu omnem stragulam vestem, Dig. 50, 16, 45.—
II. As subst. freq.
1. strāgŭla, ae, f.
a. A pall, a covering for a corpse, Petr. 78, 1.—
b. A horse-cloth, Dig. 34, 2, 25, § 3.—
2. strāgŭlum, i, n., a spread, covering, rug, carpet, mattress, etc. (cf.:
tapes, tapetum): hac (culcita) quicquid insternebant, a sternendo stragulum appellabant, Varr. L. L. 5, § 167 Müll.; cf. Sen. Ep. 87, 2.—Of a bed-covering, bedspread, Cic. Tusc. 5, 21, 61; Plin. 8, 58, 83, § 226; Tib. 1, 2, 79; Mart. 14, 147 al.—Of a covering for a corpse, Petr. 42, 6; Suet. Ner. 50. —Of a horse-cloth, blanket, housing: veredi, Mart. 14, 86, 1.—Of any thing soft put under brooding fowls, Plin. 10, 33, 51, § 100; Sol. 7, § 29.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
strāgulus adj.
STRAG-, for spreading out, for covering .—Only collect . with vestis, coverings, blankets, rugs : navis multā cum stragulā veste: vestem stragulam pretiosam advexerunt, L.
Origins
From Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃-. Cognate with Ancient Greek στόρνυμι (stórnumi, “scatter”), στρατός (stratós, “army, people, body of men”), Old English strewian (English strew) and Latin sternō, strāges, strāmen and torus. Also cognate with Ancient Greek στρῶμα (strôma) (whence strōma).