streta

See also: stréta

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from Ido streta, from English strait, Italian stretto, Spanish estrecho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈstreta]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Hyphenation: stre‧ta

Adjective

streta (accusative singular stretan, plural stretaj, accusative plural stretajn)

1. narrow

Synonyms

• malvasta, mallarĝa

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Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English strait, Italian stretto, Spanish estrecho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstreta/

Adjective

streta

1. narrow, strait
2. (figuratively) limited, scanty

Antonyms

• larja

Derived terms

• marala stretajo (“a strait”)
• streta mento (“a narrow mind”)
• strete (“narrowly”)
• streteskar (“to become narrower, shrink”)
• streteso (“narrowness”)
• stretigar (“to narrow”)
• trostretigar (“to scant”)

 

Descendants

• Esperanto streta

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

streta (present tense stretar, past tense streta, past participle streta, passive infinitive stretast, present participle stretande, imperative streta/stret)

1. Alternative spelling of strete