LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

strictūra

strictūra f (genitive strictūrae)
Classical[strɪkˈtuː.ra]Ecclesiastical[strikˈtuː.ra]

Meaning

  1. A contraction, compression, stricture.
  2. Pressure, suffering, torment.
  3. A hardened mass of wrought iron, bar of iron, ore (under a forge).
    striduntque cauernis / stricturae Chalybum et fornacibus ignis anhelatChalybian ores hiss in the caverns, and from the furnace mouths puff the hot-panting fires29-19 B.C.E., Virgil, Aeneid, 8.420

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativestrictūrastrictūrae
genitivestrictūraestrictūrārum
dativestrictūraestrictūrīs
accusativestrictūramstrictūrās
ablativestrictūrāstrictūrīs
vocativestrictūrastrictūrae

strictūra, ae, f. id..
I. In abstr., a contraction, compression, stricture (late Lat.): stomachi (opp. solutio), Plin. Val. 4, 2; Cael. Aur. Acut. 1, 7, 9 sq.; plur., id. Tard. 4, 8, 115; 5, 4, 64.—
2. Pressure, suffering, torment: dura, Juvenc. 2, 789: vehementior est virtutis strictura quam poenae, Ambros. Spir. Sanc. 1, 9, § 108.—
II. In concr., a mass of wrought iron, a bar of iron, Lucil. ap. Non. 21, 11; Varr. ap. Serv. A. 10, 173; Plin. 34, 14, 41, § 143; Verg. A. 8, 421.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin strictūra From strictum + -tūra.

Descendants
  • Englishstricture
  • Frenchstricture
  • Italianstrettura
  • Portugueseestreitura
  • Portugueseestritura
  • Romanianstrâmtură
  • Romanianstrictură
  • Spanishestrechura

In English words that came into English from strictūra

  • stricturestrictūra

Quick answers

What does strictūra mean in Latin?
strictūra, a noun, means “A contraction, compression, stricture.; Pressure, suffering, torment.; A hardened mass of wrought iron, bar of iron, ore (under a forge).”.
What is the genitive of strictūra?
The genitive singular is strictūrae. strictūra is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce strictūra?
In classical Latin, [strɪkˈtuː.ra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [strikˈtuː.ra].