traa

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish tráth.

Noun

traa m (genitive singular traa, plural traaghyn)

  1. duration
    feiy'n traa caggee ― for the duration of hostilities
  2. time
    By jiark yn argid ec y traa shen. ― Money was tight at that time.
    Cha nel keeall erbee da'n traa echey. ― He has no sense of time.
  3. period
  4. occasion
    yn traa shen ― on that occasion
  5. tempo

Derived terms

  • traaoil

Mutation

Mutation of traa
radical lenition eclipsis
traa hraa draa

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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