strath
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strath¹
- /stɹæθ/ US, UK, Scotland
- /stræh/ Ireland
Rhymes with -æθ
Where it comes from
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.
noun straths
- A wide, flat river valley. [T]hoſe fair Straths that vvater’d are / VVith Tay and Tvveed’s ſmooth Streams, / VVhich gentily and daintily / Eat dovvn the flovvry Braes; / As greatly and quietly / They vvimple to the Seas.
- A piece of flat land beside a body of water. [T]he place is pretty pleasant, close by Forth waterside, att the foot of Craigmor, betwixt which and the watar there is a strath very proper for walking: […]
Strath²
Where it comes from
Clipping of Strathclyde.
proper noun
- University of Strathclyde, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a graduate.
Translations
Talk about this word "strath." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/strath. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. strath. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/strath "strath." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/strath.Cite this
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title = {strath},
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year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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