trasna
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish tarsna, from Old Irish tarsno.
Pronunciation edit
Preposition edit
trasna (plus genitive, triggers no mutation)
- across, athwart, cross
- Traditional, “Trasna na dTonnta”:
- Trasna na dtonnta, dul siar, dul siar.
- Over the waves, going west, going west!
Derived terms edit
Adjective edit
trasna (invariable)
Derived terms edit
- ball trasna (“cross member”)
- barra trasna, maide trasna (“crossbar”)
- bealach trasna (“zebra crossing”)
- bíoma trasna (“crossbeam”)
- bulcaid trasna (“transverse bulkhead”)
- gaoth trasna (“crosswind, wind abeam”)
Noun edit
trasna (invariable)
Related terms edit
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
trasna | thrasna | dtrasna |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 440, page 142
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “trasna”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “trasna” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “trasna” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.