strai

Romanian

Etymology

Uncertain, but probably from a Slavic language; cf. Polish strój (“garment, clothing, attire”), Slovene srajca (“shirt”). When entering Romanian, it may have been taken as a diminutive (cf. the form străiță), and then later evolved to its current form. Compare Aromanian stranj, stranjiu (“clothing, garment”), which may or may not be a different word (cf. however, Serbo-Croatian tranja (“rag, tatter”), which may have influenced it). Alternative proposed etymologies include Vulgar Latin root *sternium or Latin stramen (“litter”). See also Friulian straie (“bed or layer of straw for a flock”), which may have a Slovene root as well, although it has also been attributed to Latin stragulus.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /straj/

Noun

strai n (plural straie)

  1. garment, clothing, garb, array
  2. bed cover

Declension
Declension of strai
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) strai straiul (niște) straie straiele
genitive/dative (unui) strai straiului (unor) straie straielor
vocative straiule straielor

Synonyms

References
  1. http://www.dex.ro/strai
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