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Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *trans, Proto-Celtic *trānss, from Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-. Compare Breton treuz, Latin trāns, Old Irish tar.
Adjective
traws (feminine singular traws, plural trawsion, not comparable)
- (obsolete) strong, powerful, severe
- cross, crosswise, oblique, transverse
Related terms
Mutation
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