travers
See also: Travers
English
Etymology
From French travers (“breadth, extent from side”). See traverse.
Adverb
travers (not comparable)
- (obsolete) across; athwart
- 1523-1525, John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners, Froissart's Chronicles
- The earl […] caused […] high trees to be hewn down, and laid travers one over another.
- 1523-1525, John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners, Froissart's Chronicles
References
- “travers”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin traversus, from Latin trānsversus. Doublet of transverse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʁa.vɛʁ/
Audio: (file)
Noun
travers m (plural travers)
- outside (the external part of)
- wide side (the side of which the width is measured)
- (historical) border toll
- oddity, irregularity of mind and mood, unfortunate disposition, defect of character
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “travers”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Piedmontese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /traˈvɛrs/
Adjective
travers
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Romanian
Noun
travers n (plural traversuri)
- obsolete form of traversă
Declension
singular | plural | ||||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
nominative-accusative | travers | traversul | traversuri | traversurile | |
genitive-dative | travers | traversului | traversuri | traversurilor | |
vocative | traversule | traversurilor |
References
- travers in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from French traverse.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɾaˈβeɾs/
- Hyphenation: tra‧vers
Noun
travers (definite accusative traversi, plural traversler)
- (rail transport) A sleeper for railroad tracks; a railroad tie.
Declension
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References
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “travers”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading
- “travers”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “travers”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4897