LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

strāta

strāta f (genitive strātae)
Classical[ˈstraː.ta]Ecclesiastical[ˈstraː.ta]

Meaning

  1. a paved road

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativestrātastrātae
genitivestrātaestrātārum
dativestrātaestrātīs
accusativestrātamstrātās
ablativestrātāstrātīs
vocativestrātastrātae

strāta, ae, v. sterno
I. fin.

Origins

An ellipsis of via strāta (“covered, stretched path”). Latter element from strātus, perfect passive participle of sternō (“spread out, extend”).

Old Occitan
  • Catalanestrada
  • Occitanestrada
  • Occitanestraia
  • Occitanestraa
  • Occitanstraa
Elsewhere
  • Italianstrada
  • Portugueseestradafrom Old Galician-Portuguese estrada
  • Spanishestradafrom Old Spanish estrada
  • Romanianstradăfrom Greek στράτα
  • Emilianstrè
  • Middle Frenchestréefrom Old French estrée
  • Lorrainstrâyefrom Old French estrée
  • Walloonstrêyefrom Old French estrée
  • Galicianestradafrom Old Galician-Portuguese estrada
  • Guinea-Bissau Creolestradafrom Old Galician-Portuguese estrada
Neapolitan
  • Tarantinostrade
  • Neapolitanstrata
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friulianstrade
  • Romanshstrada
Aramaic
  • Classical Syriacܐܣܛܪܛ
  • Arabicصِرَاط
  • Arabicسِرَاط

Quick answers

What does strāta mean in Latin?
strāta, a noun, means “a paved road”.
What is the genitive of strāta?
The genitive singular is strātae. strāta is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce strāta?
In classical Latin, [ˈstraː.ta]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈstraː.ta].