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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /straj/

Noun

strai n (plural straie)

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

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	strai	straiul		straie	straiele
genitive-dative	strai	straiului		straie	straielor
vocative	straiule			straielor

Synonyms

• (garment, garb): haină, îmbrăcăminte, veșmânt
• (bed covering): cuvertură, cergă, pătură