-tra
See also: Appendix:Variations of "tra"
Latin
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /tra/, [t̪rä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /tra/, [t̪rä]
Suffix
[edit]-tra f (genitive -trae); first declension
- Alternative form of -trum
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -tra | -trae |
| genitive | -trae | -trārum |
| dative | -trae | -trīs |
| accusative | -tram | -trās |
| ablative | -trā | -trīs |
| vocative | -tra | -trae |
Derived terms
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-tra
Welsh
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
[edit]Usage notes
[edit]/tra/ and /dra/ are variants of the same suffix. /tra/ (phonetically [tr̥ʰa]) is always spelt -tra whereas /dra/ is represented by -tra after an unvoiced fricative (phonetically [tr̥a]) and by -dra after other voiced sounds (phonetically [dra]).
Suffix
[edit]-tra
- forming abstract nouns, -ness, -ment
- erchyll (“hideous, horrible”) + -tra → erchylltra (“hideousness, horror”)
- galanas (“blood-feud, enmity”) + -tra → galanastra (“slaughter, massacre”)
- gorffwyll (“mad, insane”) + -tra → gorffwylltra (“madness, insanity”)
Derived terms
[edit]Category Welsh terms suffixed with -tra not found
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “-tra”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies