LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

strātus1

strātus m (genitive strātūs)
Classical[ˈstraː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈstraː.tus]

Meaning

  1. abstractthe act of spreading, strewing
  2. concretea bed-covering, coverlet, quilt, blanket

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativestrātusstrātūs
genitivestrātūsstrātuum
dativestrātuīstrātibus
accusativestrātumstrātūs
ablativestrātūstrātibus
vocativestrātusstrātūs

strātus, a, um, Part. of sterno.
strātus, i, m., v. stratum, under sterno
I. fin.
strātus, ūs, m. sterno.
I. A spreading, strewing, Varr. R. R. 1, 50, 3.—
II. Transf., for the usual stratum, a cover, spread: in stratu omnem stragulam vestem, Dig. 50, 16, 45; Favorin. ap. Gell. 15, 8, 2.—Of a horse-cloth, Sol. 45 med.

Origins

From sternō + -tus (action noun suffix).

Elsewhere
  • Catalanestrat
  • Englishstratus
  • Portugueseestrato
  • Spanishestrato
  • Finnishstratus
Balkano-Romance
  • Romanianstrat
Italo-Romance
  • Italianstrato
  • Sicilianstratu

In English words that came into English from strātus

  • streetstrātus
  • stratumstrātum
  • stratiformstrātus
proper noun · femininesecond declension
Stratus2
Stratus f sg (genitive Stratī)
Classical[ˈstra.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈstraː.tus]

Meaning

  1. femininesingularthe capital of Acarnania, situated on the right bank of the river Achelous
  2. femininesingulara river in Hyrcania, mentioned by Pliny

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeStratus—
genitiveStratī—
dativeStratō—
accusativeStratum—
ablativeStratō—
vocativeStrate—
locativeStratī—

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Στράτος (Strátos).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyStratusStratus (Στράτος: Eth. Στράτιος: its territory ἡ Στρατική: Surovigli), the chief town of Acarnania, was situated in the interior of the country, in a …

Quick answers

What does strātus mean in Latin?
strātus, a noun, means “the act of spreading, strewing; a bed-covering, coverlet, quilt, blanket”.
What is the genitive of strātus?
The genitive singular is strātūs. strātus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce strātus?
In classical Latin, [ˈstraː.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈstraː.tus].
Which English words come from strātus?
English words that go back to Latin strātus include street, stratiform and stratum.