traws

See also: traws-

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh traws, from Old Welsh traus, from Proto-Brythonic *trọs, Proto-Celtic *trānts, from Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-. Compare Breton treuz, Latin trāns, Old Irish tar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /trau̯s/
• Rhymes: -au̯s

Adjective

traws (feminine singular traws, plural trawsion, not comparable)

1. cross, crosswise, oblique, transverse
2. (obsolete) strong, powerful, severe

Derived terms

• ar draws (“across”)

Related terms

• tra
• traws-
• tros

Mutation

Mutated forms of traws

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
traws	draws	nhraws	thraws

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

Further reading

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