superstratum

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *úp

Proto-Indo-European *-er

Proto-Indo-European *upér

Proto-Italic *super

Latin super

Latin super-lbor.

English super-

English stratum

English superstratum

From super- + stratum.

Pronunciation

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Noun

superstratum (plural superstrata)

1. (geology) A stratum that is on top of another
2. (linguistics) A language imposed upon a population that previously spoke another language

Synonyms

(linguistics):

• superstratum language
• superstrate language
• superstrate

Hypernyms

(linguistics):

• adstratum (adstrate)

Related terms

• superstratal

(linguistics):

• substratum (substrate)

Translations

a language imposed upon a population that previously spoke another language

• Armenian: մակաշերտ (hy) (makašert)
• Finnish: superstraatti
• French: superstrat (fr) m
• Russian: суперстра́т (ru) m (superstrát)

See also

• substratum