noun · neutersecond declension
strātum
strātum n (genitive strātī)
Classical[ˈstraː.tũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈstraː.tum]
Meaning
- a bed-covering, coverlet, quilt, blanket
- a pillow, bolster
- a bed, couch
- a horse-blanket, saddle-cloth
[…]: mulis strata detrahi iubet binisque tantum centunculis relictis agasones partim captivis, partim aegrorum armis ornatos imponit.
[…] : he orders the mules to be stripped off their saddles and, leaving them only some two small pieces of patchwork to be sat on, be mounted with their muleteers carrying weapons taken from either the prisoners or the sick.27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita 7.14 - a pavement
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
lectus, id quod sterniturstrātum -ī (n) — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 23
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | strātum | strāta |
| genitive | strātī | strātōrum |
| dative | strātō | strātīs |
| accusative | strātum | strāta |
| ablative | strātō | strātīs |
| vocative | strātum | strāta |
strātum, i, v. sterno
I. fin.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
strātum ī, n
P. n. of sterno, a covering, horse-cloth, housing, saddle : mulis strata detrahi iubet, L.: stratis insignia pictis Terga equi, O.— A bed-covering, coverlet, quilt, pillow : quies neque molli strato neque silentio accersita, L.: Strataque quae membris intepuere tuis, O.— A bed, couch : stratis Perseus exiluit, O.: Mollibus e stratis surgit, V.
Origins
From strātus, perfect passive participle of sternō (“spread”).
Descendants
- Catalanestrat
- Englishstratum
- Frenchstrate
- Italianstrato
- Occitanestrat
- Portugueseestrado
- Romanianstrat
- Spanishestrado
- Frenchestradefrom Spanish estrado
- Englishestradefrom Spanish estrado