Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective
strava
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Remove ads
See also: sträva
Czech
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъtrava.
Pronunciation
Noun
strava f (diminutive stravička)
Declension
Declension of strava (hard feminine)
Related terms
Further reading
- “strava”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “strava”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “strava”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Remove ads
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Often claimed to be from Proto-Germanic *strawjaną (“to strew”). But if the sense is indeed "funeral feast", a derivation from Proto-Slavic *sъtrava (“food”) is much more probable.
Noun
strava f (genitive stravae); first declension
- a rite performed by the Huns, perhaps a monument of victory built of captured arms, or a funeral feast
 |
This entry needs quotations to illustrate usage. If you come across any interesting, durably archived quotes then please add them! Particularly: “ ” |
Declension
First-declension noun.
References
- “strava”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “strava”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- The World of the Huns: Studies in Their History and Culture. By J. Otto Maenchen-Helfen, edited by Max Knight. 1973, p. 425f., quoting the Getica (in translation)
Remove ads
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Related to strȃh.
Pronunciation
Noun
stráva f (Cyrillic spelling стра́ва)
Declension
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Remove ads