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Stratus

Stra′tus

,
Noun.
[L.
stratus
a spreading out, scattering, from
sternere
,
stratum
, to spread.]
(Meteor.)
A form of clouds in which they are arranged in a horizontal band or layer. See
Cloud
.

Definition 2024


stratus

stratus

English

Noun

stratus (plural strati)

  1. (meteorology) A principal, low-level cloud type in the form of a gray layer with a rather uniform base, usually not associated with precipitation, and capable of producing corona phenomena and a weak, uniform luminance; abbreviated St.

Translations


Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of sternō (spread out).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈstraː.tus/, [ˈstraː.tʊs]

Participle

strātus m (feminine strāta, neuter strātum); first/second declension

  1. spread, stretched out, spread out, having been spread out
  2. (rare) calmed, stilled, moderated, having been calmed
  3. covered, spread with, scattered with, bestrewn with, having been covered (with)
    1. (of a road, path) paved, covered, having been paved
  4. stretched on the ground, cast down, struck down, prostrated, having been struck down
    1. (by extension) knocked to the ground, demolished, razed, levelled, flattened, having been razed

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative strātus strāta strātum strātī strātae strāta
genitive strātī strātae strātī strātōrum strātārum strātōrum
dative strātō strātō strātīs
accusative strātum strātam strātum strātōs strātās strāta
ablative strātō strātā strātō strātīs
vocative strāte strāta strātum strātī strātae strāta

Noun

strātus m (genitive strātūs); fourth declension

  1. the act of spreading, strewing
  2. a bed-covering, coverlet, quilt, blanket
  3. vocative singular of strātus

strātūs

  1. nominative plural of strātus
  2. genitive singular of strātus
  3. accusative plural of strātus
  4. vocative plural of strātus

Inflection

Fourth declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative strātus strātūs
genitive strātūs strātuum
dative strātuī strātibus
accusative strātum strātūs
ablative strātū strātibus
vocative strātus strātūs

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