tra-

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin trāns (across, beyond), from Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- (through, throughout, over). Doublet of tras- and trans-.

Pronunciation

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Prefix

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tra-

  1. trans-
  2. through

Derived terms

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Esperanto

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Etymology

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Back-formation from tra.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [tra]
  • Hyphenation: tra

Prefix

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tra-

  1. through

Derived terms

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin trāns (across, beyond), from Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- (through, throughout, over). Doublet of trans-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tra/
  • Hyphenation: tra-

Prefix

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tra-

  1. trans-
  2. between, among

Derived terms

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Anagrams

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Welsh

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Etymology

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See tra.

Pronunciation

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Prefix

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tra-

  1. beyond, over, across
    Synonyms: traws-, tros-
    tra- + ‎dwy (two) → ‎tradwy (in three days time)
    tra- + ‎môr (sea) → ‎tramor (abroad)
    tra- + ‎plith (middle, midst) → ‎traphlith (topsy-turvy, in confusion)
  2. large
    tra- + ‎pont (bridge) → ‎traphont (viaduct)
    tra- + ‎chwant (desire, lust) → ‎trachwant (covetousness, greed)
    tra- + ‎ffordd (road) → ‎traffordd (motorway)
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Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
tra- dra- nhra- thra-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “tra-”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies