trasno

Galician

Alternative forms

trasgo

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from Latin trānsgredior (“I cross over (fig., the law)”).^[1] Cognate of Portuguese trasgo, Asturian trasgu, Spanish trasgo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtɾasno̝/

Noun

trasno m (plural trasnos)

(Iberian folklore, mythology, fantasy) A mischievous mythological creature, usually domestic and similar to a goblin or brownie, found in the legends of the North and West of the Iberian peninsula.
a mean being.
(figuratively) a roguish child.

Derived terms

trasnada (“mischief, trick”)

References

“trasno” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
“trasno” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
“trasno” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

↑ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. trasgo.

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