tarsna
Middle Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish tarsno
Noun
tarsna n
- crosspiece
Descendants
- Irish: trasna (by metathesis)
Adverb
tarsna
- across
Descendants
- Irish: trasna (by metathesis)
Preposition
tarsna
- across
Descendants
- Irish: trasna (by metathesis)
Mutation
| Middle Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| tarsna | tharsna | tarsna pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “tarsna” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.