strath

Meaning

A wide, flat river valley.

Synonyms

flat-bottomed valley

Pronounced as (IPA)
/stɹæθ/
Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic srath, from Old Irish srath, from Proto-Celtic *stratos, from Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃-. The meaning was likely influenced by a Cumbric/Pictish cognate (cf. Welsh ystrad). Doublet of stratus.

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