srath

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Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

srath m (genitive singular sratha, plural srathan)

  1. river valley
  2. low-lying or flat part of a valley district or farm
  3. any low-lying country along a river, strath
  4. meadow
  5. the low, inhabited part of a country, in contrast to its hilly ground
  6. dell
  7. (rare) marshy ground
  8. plain beside a river
Derived terms
Descendants
  • English: strath

Etymology 2

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Cognate with the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Irish sraith f (imposition, rate, tax)?”

Noun

srath m (genitive singular sraith, plural srathan)

  1. tax, fine, amercement