trena

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central)
• IPA^(key): (Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencian)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *trēna, from Latin trīna (“triple”).

Noun

trena f (plural trenes)

1. braid, pigtail

Derived terms

• trenar

Etymology 2

Verb

trena

1. inflection of trenar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “trena” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “trena”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “trena” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “trena” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Malagasy

Noun

trena

1. mooing

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• trenet
• trente (simple past)
• trent (past participle)

Verb

trena

1. inflection of trene:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From English verb train.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²treː.nɑ/

Verb

trena (present tense trenar/trener, past tense trena/trente, past participle trena/trent, passive infinitive trenast, present participle trenande, imperative trena/tren)

1. (transitive, intransitive) train, exercise

   Eg har trent her ganske lenge.

   I have been exercising here for a rather long time.

Alternative forms

• trene (as e-infinitive)

Derived terms

• trenar m
• trening f

Adjective

trena (singular and plural trena)

1. trained

Etymology 2

From Old Norse tréna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²treː.nɑ/

Verb

trena (present tense trenar, past tense trena, past participle trena, passive infinitive trenast, present participle trenande, imperative trena/tren)

1. (intransitive) to harden, petrify
2. (intransitive, especially about grass) to wither

   Synonym: visna

3. (intransitive, about people) to man up, grow strong
4. (intransitive, about limbs, figurative) to go numb, fall asleep, be affected by paresthesia

   Synonym: sovna

Alternative forms

• trene (as e-infinitive)

Related terms

• tre n (“tree”)
• treen (“tree-like”, adjective)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtreː.nɑ/

Noun

trena n

1. (dialect) definite plural of tre

References

• “trena” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• antre, arten, entra, nater, natre, ranet, rante, raten, ratne, renta, retna, taren, tenar, terna, trane

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Possibly from Latin trīna, feminine of trīnus (“triple”), and possibly via Provençal or Spanish trena.

Pronunciation

Noun

trena f (plural trenas)

1. a ribbon used to tie one’s hair
2. a string used to spin a spinning top

   Synonyms: baraça, fieira

3. (Brazil) measuring tape (tape with marks for measuring lengths), especially a metallic one used by construction workers

   Synonym: fita métrica

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

trena

1. inflection of trenar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French traîner.

Verb

a trena (third-person singular present trenează, past participle trenat) 1st conj.

1. to lag behind, dawdle

Conjugation

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

trena

1. genitive singular of tren

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾena/
• Rhymes: -ena
• Syllabification: tre‧na

Etymology 1

From Latin trina, trinus (“triple”).

Noun

trena f (plural trenas)

1. (colloquial) slammer; nick (prison)

Etymology 2

Verb

trena

1. inflection of trenar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “trena”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014