# trasna
## Irish
### Alternative forms

* tarsna, treasna

### Etymology

From Middle Irish tarsna, from Old Irish tarsno.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈt̪ˠɾˠɑsˠn̪ˠə/, /ˈt̪ˠɾˠasˠn̪ˠə/, /ˈt̪ˠɾˠæsˠn̪ˠə/
* IPA: /ˈtʲɾʲasˠn̪ˠə/, (Cois Fharraige) [ˈtʲɾʲæːsˠn̪ˠə] (corresponding to the form treasna)
* (Mayo) IPA: /ˈt̪ˠɾˠasn̪ˠiː/

### Preposition

trasna (plus genitive, triggers no mutation)
* 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)
* cross-, transverse
* (nominalized) breadth, width
* (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

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

### References

* ↑ “trasna”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
* ↑ 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
* ↑ 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
* ↑ 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
* ↑ Ó Searcaigh, Séamus (1925) Foghraidheacht Ghaedhilge an Tuaiscirt [Pronunciation of Northern Irish]‎ (in Irish), Béal Feirste [Belfast]: Brún agus Ó Nualláin [Browne and Nolan], section 219, page 96
* ↑ 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
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 440, page 142
* ↑ 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
* ↑ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947) The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 149, page 32
* ↑ Dillon, Myles, Donncha Ó Cróinín (1961) Teach Yourself Irish, Sevenoaks, England: Hodder and Stoughton, →ISBN, page 242
* ↑ 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
* ↑ 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
* ↑ 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

* 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, 2013-2025

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Middle Irish tarsna, from Old Irish tarsno.

### Adverb

trasna
* (Arran) across, athwart, cross, traverse
    Synonyms: tarsainn, thar, thairis, trasta