traws

See also: traws-

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *trans, Proto-Celtic *trānss, from Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-. Compare Breton treuz, Latin trāns, Old Irish tar.

Adjective

traws (feminine singular traws, plural trawsion, not comparable)

1. (obsolete) strong, powerful, severe
2. cross, crosswise, oblique, transverse

Derived terms

• ar draws (“across”)

Related terms

• tra
• traws-
• tros

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
traws	draws	nhraws	thraws
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “traws”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies