LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

stria

stria f (genitive striae)
Classical[ˈstri.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈstriː.a]

Meaning

  1. feminineThe flute of a column.
  2. feminineA fold of drapery, pleat.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativestriastriae
genitivestriaestriārum
dativestriaestriīs
accusativestriamstriās
ablativestriāstriīs
vocativestriastriae

strĭa, ae, f.,
I. a furrow, channel, hollow: quā aratrum vomere striam facit, sulcus vocatur, Varr. R. R. 1, 29, 3; the flute of a column, Vitr. 3, 4, 14; 4, 1, 7 al.; 4, 1 med.; 4, 4 med.; Plin. 22, 22, 46, § 92.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *strig-jā, from what looks like a cross of Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (“to brush, strip, shear”) and Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (“to draw, tie”). Cognate to Latin striga, Latin stringō, English streak, German Striemen (“streak, stripe”), Old High German strimo, Dutch striem.

Elsewhere
  • Catalanestria
  • Englishstria
  • Frenchstrie
  • Italianstria
  • Spanishestría
  • Portugueseestria
  • Idostriofrom Esperanto strio
Italo-Romance
  • Italianstriscia

Quick answers

What does stria mean in Latin?
stria, a noun, means “The flute of a column.; A fold of drapery, pleat.”.
What is the genitive of stria?
The genitive singular is striae. stria is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce stria?
In classical Latin, [ˈstri.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈstriː.a].