trahaus
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From traha (“pride, arrogance”) + -us.
Adjective
[edit]trahaus (feminine singular trahaus, plural traheusion, equative mor drahaus, comparative mwy trahaus, superlative mwyaf trahaus)
- arrogant, haughty
- 2011 September 2, “Cymru 2-1 Montenegro”, in BBC News (online)[1], Newyddion:
- Dywedodd rheolwr Cymru Gary Speed yn y gynhadledd newyddion ddydd Iau ei fod "eisiau i'r garfan fod yn fwy hyderus, yn fwy trahaus ac yn fwy cas...." ac roedd y chwaraewyr wedi gwrando ar ei gri.
- Wales manager Gary Speed said at the news conference on Thursday that he "wants the squad to be more confident, more arrogant and more horrible..." and the players had heeded his cry.
- bossy, overbearing
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| trahaus | drahaus | nhrahaus | thrahaus |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “trahaus”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies