C16: from Scot and Irish Gaelic srath, Welsh ystrad
strath in American English
(stræθ)
noun
a wide river valley
Word origin
< Gael srath
strath in American English
(stræθ, Scot stʀɑːθ)
noun
Scot
a wide valley
Word origin
[1530–40; ‹ Ir, ScotGael srath; akin to stratum]This word is first recorded in the period 1530–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: enclosure, rigid, scene, starter, toilet