English Explanatory Dictionary

strath

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A wide, flat river valley.
  2. A piece of flat land beside a body of water.
name
  1. University of Strathclyde, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a graduate.

Pronunciation

/stɹæθ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-strath.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-strath.wav /stræh/

Word forms

strath straths

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish srath and Scottish Gaelic srath (“wide, flat river valley, strath; floor of river valley; river meadow”), both from Old Irish srath (“grass, sward; river valley; floor of river valley; river meadow”), from Proto-Celtic *stratos (“valley”), from Proto-Indo-European *str̥h₃tós (“spread; stretched”, adjective), from *sterh₃- (“to extend, spread, stretch out”). The meaning was likely influenced by a Cumbric/Pictish cognate; compare Welsh ystrad. Doublet of stratus.

Related words

Strathallan Strathclyde Strathcona Strathearn Strathisla Strathmore Strathspey Strathtay

Derived words

Strath Creek
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