trasna
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Irish tarsna, from Old Irish tarsno.
Pronunciation
editPreposition
edittrasna (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
editAdjective
edittrasna (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
edittrasna (invariable)
Related terms
editMutation
editIrish 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
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “trasna”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “trasna”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
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