Associations to the word «Substratum»
Noun
- Similarity
- Layer
- Linguistics
- Reef
- Sand
- Colonization
- Mud
- Reality
- Surface
- Essence
- Buddhism
- Illusion
- Determination
- Contact
- Genesis
- Unity
- Trace
- Hypothesis
- Manifestation
- Perception
- Larva
- Greek
- Ethiopia
- Fauna
- Origin
- Thickness
- Depth
- Matrix
- Quality
- Truth
- Organism
- Evidence
- Cone
- Millennium
- Formation
- Non
- Organ
- Peninsula
- Tube
- Nest
- Tissue
- Cave
- Theory
- Geometry
- Belief
- Culture
- Element
- Matter
- Nature
Adjective
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
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.