tra

Etymology

From Latin trabis 'beam'.

Noun

tra m (indefinite plural trenj, definite singular trau, definite plural trenjët)

1. beam

Noun

tra m (plural traoù)

1. thing

Inflection

Etymology

From Latin trēs.

Numeral

tra

1. three

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪a/

Noun

tra

1. earth, soil

References

• Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

Etymology

From Middle Dutch trā, trāde, from Old Dutch *trada, from Proto-Germanic *tradō (“spoor, track”). More at trade.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /traː/

• Audio

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Noun

tra c (plural tra's, diminutive traatje n)

1. path in the forest, trail
2. firebreak

Preposition

tra

1. through

Etymology

From Esperanto tra, from Latin trans. Not to be confused with the paronym trans.

Preposition

tra

1. through

   Ni iris tra la tunelo.

   We went through the tunnel.

Etymology

From Latin intra.^[1]

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a

Preposition

tra

1. between
2. among
3. in (expression of time)

   tra due settimane ― in two weeks

   tra pochissimo ― very soon

See also

• tra poco

References

Anagrams

• TAR

Etymology

From Latin intrā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tra/

Preposition

tra

1. between
2. among
3. in (expression of time)

Etymology

From Old Frisian thrē.

Numeral

tra m (f, n trii)

1. (Mooring) three

Preposition

tra

1. through

Adjective

tra

1. other

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 查 (“investigate, examine”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈaː˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈaː˧˧]

Verb

tra

1. to put in or fit in (a part such as a tenon into a mortise)

Verb

tra

1. to investigate, to examine, to inspect

Adverb

tra

1. (formal, poetic) quite, entirely, very

   Mae hynny'n fater tra gwahanol.

   That's a significantly different matter.

Conjunction

tra

1. (formal, poetic) while

   Tra môr yn fur i'r bur hoff bau

   While the sea is a wall to the pure loved land

   Mae Cymru yn aros tra bod Llafur yn trafod

   Wales waits while Labour debates