strete

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See also: stréte

Ido

Adverb

strete

  1. narrowly, tightly

Middle English

strete

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English strǣt, strēt, from Proto-West Germanic *strātu, from Late Latin strāta (paved road). The final vowel is generalised from the Old English inflected forms.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstreːt(ə)/, /ˈstrɛːt(ə)/

Noun

strete (plural stretes or strete or (early) streten)

  1. A road or path connecting two destinations.
  2. A street; such a road or pathway within a settlement.
  3. A settlement; a conglomeration of habitations and shops.
  4. (figurative) A choice or way of living; a doctrine.
  5. (rare) A hallway or passage within a structure or building.
  6. (rare) A porch or veranda; a covered deck.

Descendants

  • English: street
  • Scots: street, streit, stret
  • Breton: straed
  • Cornish: stret
  • Welsh: stryd

References

Old Frisian

Ēne strēte.

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *strātu, from Latin strāta. Cognates include Old English strǣt, Old Saxon strāta and Old Dutch strāta.

Pronunciation

Noun

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strete f

  1. street

Descendants

References

  • Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN