stratus

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪtəs

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

cloud

• Catalan: estratus (ca) m, estrat (ca) m
• Icelandic: þokuský (is) n, lágský (is) n
• Japanese: 層雲 (ja) (そううん, sōun)

• Maori: pūtahi (mi)
• Russian: слоистая (ru) (sloístaja) f 
• Spanish: estrato (es) m

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Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of sternō (“spread out”)

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

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	strātae	strātō		strātīs	strātīs	strātīs
accusative	strātum	strātam	strātum		strātōs	strātās	strāta
ablative	strātō	strātā	strātō		strātīs	strātīs	strātīs
vocative	strāte	strāta	strātum		strātī	strātae	strāta

Noun

strātus (genitive strātūs); m, 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

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

Synonyms

• (bed-covering): strātum