traa

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish tráth.

Noun

traa m (genitive singular traa, plural traaghyn)

  1. duration
    • feiy'n traa caggee ― for the duration of hostilities
  2. time
    • By jiark yn argid ec y traa shen. ― Money was tight at that time.
    • Cha nel keeall erbee da'n traa echey. ― He has no sense of time.
  3. period
  4. occasion
    • yn traa shen ― on that occasion
  5. tempo

Derived terms
  • traaoil (“timely, topical, apropos, opportune, seasonable; fitting, apt, fortunate, apposite, felicitous; punctual”)

Mutation
Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
traahraadraa
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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