trasna

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish tarsna, from Old Irish tarsno.

Pronunciation

Preposition

trasna (plus genitive, triggers no mutation)

  1. across, athwart, cross

Quotations

  • Traditional, “Trasna na dTonnta”:
    Trasna na dtonnta, dul siar, dul siar.
    Over the waves, going west, going west!

Derived terms

  • trasna ar

Adjective

trasna (not comparable)

  1. cross-, transverse
  2. (nominalized) breadth, width
  3. (nominalized) crosspiece

Derived terms

  • ball trasna (“cross-member”)
  • barra trasna (“crossbar”)
  • bealach trasna (“zebra crossing”)
  • bíoma trasna (“crossbeam”)
  • bulcaid trasna (“transverse bulkhead”)
  • gaoth trasna (“crosswind, wind abeam”)
  • maide trasna (“crossbar”)
  • trasnán (“crosspiece”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of trasna
radical lenition eclipsis
trasna thrasna dtrasna

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

References

References
  1. ^ “trasna”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 407, page 124; reprinted 1988
  3. ^ Ó Máille, T. S. (1974) Liosta Focal as Ros Muc [Word List from Rosmuck] (in Irish), Baile Átha Cliath [Dublin]: Irish University Press, →ISBN, page 236
  4. ^ Stockman, Gerard (1974) The Irish of Achill, Co. Mayo (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 2), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, section 1141, page 203
  5. ^ Ó Searcaigh, Séamus (1925) Foghraidheacht Ghaedhilge an Tuaiscirt [Pronunciation of Northern Irish]‎[1] (in Irish), Béal Feirste [Belfast]: Brún agus Ó Nualláin [Browne and Nolan], section 219, page 96
  6. ^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000) Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, § 338 (a), page 158
  7. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 440, page 142
  8. ^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 534, page 203; reprinted 1979
  9. ^ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947) The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 149, page 32
  10. ^ Dillon, Myles, Donncha Ó Cróinín (1961) Teach Yourself Irish, Sevenoaks, England: Hodder and Stoughton, →ISBN, page 242
  11. ^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000) Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 412, page 197
  12. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 358, page 74, line 52
  13. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 164, page 38

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish tarsna, from Old Irish tarsno.

Adverb

trasna

  1. (Arran) across, athwart, cross, traverse
    Synonyms: tarsainn, thar, thairis, trasta
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