estria

See also: estriá and estría

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin stria (“furrow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əsˈtɾi.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [esˈtɾi.a]

Noun

estria f (plural estries)

1. stria, striation, groove
2. (architecture) flute
3. (firearms) rifling
4. stripe
5. (anatomy) stretch mark

Synonyms

• (groove): solc
• (stripe): ratlla

Derived terms

• estriar

Further reading

• “estria”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “estria” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈtɾi.ɐ/, /esˈtɾi.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈtɾi.ɐ/, /esˈtɾi.ɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈtɾi.ɐ/, /eʃˈtɾi.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈtɾi.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈtɾi.ɐ/

Etymology 1

From Latin striga (“row, strip”).

Noun

estria f (plural estrias)

1. a line, scratch or groove on a surface
   1. (dermatology) stretch mark; stria (stripes on the skin caused by rapid growth of tissues underneath)
   2. (firearms) a groove inside a barrel with rifling
   3. (architecture) flute (a decorative groove on a column)
   4. (geology) crevice (narrow fissure on a rock)

Etymology 2

Verb

estria

1. inflection of estriar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 3

From Latin strīga (“evil spirit, witch”).

Noun

estria f (plural estrias)

1. witch

   Synonyms: bruxa, feiticeira