trasna

Irish

Alternative forms

• tarsna, treasna

Etymology

From Middle Irish tarsna, from Old Irish tarsno.

Preposition

trasna (plus genitive, triggers no mutation)

1. across, athwart, cross
   • Traditional, “Trasna na dTonnta”:

     Trasna na dtonnta, dul siar, dul siar.

     Over the waves, going west, going west!

Derived terms

• páistí ag gabháil trasna
• téigh trasna
• trasna an tsnáithe
• trasna orm
• trasna tíre

 

Adjective

trasna (invariable)

1. cross-, transverse

Derived terms

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

 

Noun

trasna (invariable)

1. breadth, width
2. crosspiece

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
trasna	thrasna	dtrasna
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “trasna”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “trasna”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “trasna”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024