Associations to the word «Substratum»
Noun
- Basis
- Interference
- Tradition
- Bottom
- Relation
- Thesis
- Particle
- Extent
- Romance
- Premise
- Growth
- Ft
- Characteristic
- Instance
- Root
- Roman
- Variety
- Change
- Doctrine
- Form
- Prototype
- Presence
- Orientation
- Mixture
- Notion
- Succession
- Scholar
- Process
- Property
- Egg
- Myth
- Grammar
- Explanation
- Feature
- Idea
- Word
- Usage
- Religion
- Zone
- Distinction
- Ash
- Sur
- Dis
- Body
- Principle
- Animal
- Forming
- Proportion
- Protein
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
SUBSTRATUM, noun. A layer that lies underneath another.
SUBSTRATUM, noun. (figuratively) The underlying cause or basis of something.
SUBSTRATUM, noun. (linguistics) A substrate.
Dictionary definition
SUBSTRATUM, noun. A surface on which an organism grows or is attached; "the gardener talked about the proper substrate for acid-loving plants".
SUBSTRATUM, noun. Any stratum or layer lying underneath another.
SUBSTRATUM, noun. An indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous population; "the Celtic languages of Britain are a substrate for English".
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.