stræt

Stræt is a word used in Icelandic to denote a street, i.e., a public road that forms the main thoroughfares of towns and cities. The standard Icelandic spelling is stræti. It is used in street names and addresses and appears on maps, signage, and official documents.

Origin and cognates: Stræti derives from Old Norse stræti, and is cognate with the English word street. The English term ultimately arose from the Latin via strata, through Old English stræt.

Modern usage: In Iceland, the public transport operator Strætó uses a name derived from stræti; the company operates buses across Icelandic towns, reflecting the central role of streets in urban mobility.

See also: Street; Strætó.