Inherited fromLatin trāns ( “ across, beyond ” ) , fromProto-Indo-European *terh₂- ( “ through, throughout, over ” ) .Doublet oftras- andtrans- .
tra-
trans- through Back-formation fromtra .
IPA (key ) : /tra/ Rhymes:-a Hyphenation: tra tra-
through FromLatin trāns ( “ across, beyond ” ) , fromProto-Indo-European *terh₂- ( “ through, throughout, over ” ) .Doublet oftrans- .
IPA (key ) : /tra/ Hyphenation:tra- tra-
trans- between ,among Seetra .
tra-
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 ” ) large tra- + pont ( “ bridge ” ) → traphont ( “ viaduct ” ) tra- + chwant ( “ desire, lust ” ) → trachwant ( “ covetousness, greed ” ) tra- + ffordd ( “ road ” ) → traffordd ( “ motorway ” ) Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “tra- ”, inGeiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies