# trena
## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ˈtɾɛ.nə]
* IPA: (Balearic) [ˈtɾə.nə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈtɾe.na]

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *trēna, from Latin trīna (“triple”).

#### Noun

trena f (plural trenes)
* braid, pigtail

##### Derived terms

* trenar

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

trena
* inflection of trenar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “trena” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “trena”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “trena” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “trena” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Malagasy
### Noun

trena
* mooing

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Alternative forms

* trenet
* trente (simple past)
* trent (past participle)

### Verb

trena
* inflection of trene:
** simple past
** past participle

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology 1

From English verb train.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /²treː.nɑ/

#### Verb

trena (present tense trenar/trener, past tense trena/trente, past participle trena/trent, passive infinitive trenast, present participle trenande, imperative trena/tren)
* (transitive, intransitive) train, exercise
    Eg har trent her ganske lenge.I have been exercising here for a rather long time.

##### Alternative forms

* trene (as e-infinitive)

##### Derived terms

* trenar m
* trening f

#### Adjective

trena (singular and plural trena)
* trained

### Etymology 2

From Old Norse tréna.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /²treː.nɑ/

#### Verb

trena (present tense trenar, past tense trena, past participle trena, passive infinitive trenast, present participle trenande, imperative trena/tren)
* (intransitive) to harden, petrify
* (intransitive, especially about grass) to wither
    Synonym: visna
* (intransitive, about people) to man up, grow strong
* (intransitive, about limbs, figurative) to go numb, fall asleep, be affected by paresthesia
    Synonym: sovna

##### Alternative forms

* trene (as e-infinitive)

##### Related terms

* tre n (“tree”)
* treen (“tree-like”, adjective)

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtreː.nɑ/

#### Noun

trena n
* (dialect) definite plural of tre

### References

* “trena” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

### Anagrams

* antre, arten, entra, nater, natre, ranet, rante, raten, ratne, renta, retna, taren, tenar, terna, trane

## Portuguese
### Etymology 1

Uncertain. Possibly from Latin trīna, feminine of trīnus (“triple”), and possibly via Provençal or Spanish trena.

#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈtɾẽ.nɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈtɾẽ.nɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈtɾe.na/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈtɾe.nɐ/

#### Noun

trena f (plural trenas)
* a ribbon used to tie one’s hair
* a string used to spin a spinning top
    Synonyms: baraça, fieira
* (Brazil) measuring tape (tape with marks for measuring lengths), especially a metallic one used by construction workers
    Synonym: fita métrica

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈtɾẽ.nɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈtɾẽ.nɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈtɾe.na/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈtɾɛ.nɐ/

#### Verb

trena
* inflection of trenar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French traîner.

### Verb

a trena (third-person singular present trenează, past participle trenat) 1st conjugation
* to lag behind, dawdle

#### Conjugation
## Serbo-Croatian
### Noun

trena
* genitive singular of tren

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtɾena/ [ˈt̪ɾe.na]
* Rhymes: -ena
* Syllabification: tre‧na

### Etymology 1

From Latin trina, trinus (“triple”).

#### Noun

trena f (plural trenas)
* (colloquial) slammer; nick (prison)

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

trena
* inflection of trenar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “trena”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10