trasnasc

Irish

Etymology

From tras- (“cross-, trans-”) +‎ nasc (“link”).

Noun

trasnasc m (genitive singular trasnaisc, nominative plural trasnaisc)

1. cross-link, cross-linkage
2. (chemistry) cross-link
3. crossover (crossroads)

Declension

Declension of trasnasc

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative trasnasc trasnaisc Vocative a thrasnaisc a thrasnasca Genitive trasnaisc trasnasc Dative trasnasc trasnaisc

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an trasnasc na trasnaisc Genitive an trasnaisc na dtrasnasc Dative leis an trasnasc don trasnasc leis na trasnaisc

Derived terms

• trasnasc dúbailte m (“double crossover, scissors crossover”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
trasnasc	thrasnasc	dtrasnasc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “trasnasc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “trasnasc”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024