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trair

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See also: traïr

Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Catalan trahir, from Latin trādere with normal change of conjugation to -ir.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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trair (first-person singular present traeixo, first-person singular preterite traí, past participle traït)

  1. (transitive) to betray

Conjugation

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References

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Anagrams

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Elfdalian

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Elfdalian cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : trair

Etymology

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From Old Norse þrír, from Proto-Germanic *þrīz. Cognate with Swedish tre.

Numeral

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trair

  1. three

Old French

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Alternative forms

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  • traïr (diaereses are not universally used in transcriptions of Old French)

Etymology

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An Gallicization / adaptation of Latin trādere.

Verb

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trair

  1. to betray; to commit treason
    • c. 1170, Wace, Le Roman de Rou:
      Ne dote mie Richart que li Roiz le traïst
      Richard didn't doubt that the King was betraying him

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a second-group verb (ending in -ir, with an -iss- infix). Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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Descendants

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  • French: trahir
  • Norman: trahi (Jersey)

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    From Old Galician-Portuguese traer, from Latin trādere.

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    Verb

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    trair (first-person singular present traio, first-person singular preterite traí, past participle traído)

    1. (transitive) to betray
    2. (transitive) to cheat on

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    Romansch

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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    From Early Medieval Latin tragere, from Latin trahō, trahere (pull).

    Verb

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    trair

    1. (Rumantsch Grischun) to pull

    Derived terms

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