superstratum

English

Etymology

super- +‎ stratum

Noun

superstratum (plural superstrata)

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

Synonyms

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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

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